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If I Go To The Doctor To Check If I Have Uti, Will The Doctor Definitely Examine My Vagina?

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Thursday, November 12, 2009, 12:42
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I’m not uncomfortable with a doctor examining my private parts.. I just don’t want it to be done for other reasons. So is it definite that if I go in to check if I have UTI (urinary tract infection) that my vagina will be examined?

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6 Responses to “If I Go To The Doctor To Check If I Have Uti, Will The Doctor Definitely Examine My Vagina?”

  1. HereIAm said on Thursday, November 12, 2009, 15:54

    Hi. Your Dr. should not check your vagina for a UTI. That only requires a urine test. You simply urinate in a cup and they stick a little ‘dip stick’ in it and test for particular levels of substances that may or may not be present to identify a UTI. The only time the Dr. should have to check your vagina is if you had pain, or unusual dishcharge,etc. down there, or were having your yearly papsmear/women’s exam or where pregnant. Not for UTI. In fact, you can buy a test over the counter now at most drug stores to test at-home for a UTI, much like a pregnancy test. But, if it’s positive definately go see your Dr. for an antibiotic, they can get serious if left untreated. Also, if in the meantime if you are having bad burning or the feeling of ‘urgency’ still after empying your bladder(like you still have to go, but don’t), then there are products over the counter like AZO or Uristat that help with numbing the pain until you get to the Dr., but still go to the Dr. for antibiotics! Also, don’t be alarmed if you do get the AZO or Uristat pills, they will turn your urine BRIGHT orange, but they do help so much for the pain until the antibiotics kick in! I hope this helps!

  2. Genkani said on Thursday, November 12, 2009, 16:03

    They didn’t check mine. They just had me pee in a cup

  3. Jackie D said on Thursday, November 12, 2009, 20:59

    No, they only need a urine sample.

  4. melissa said on Friday, November 13, 2009, 2:16

    I don’t believe so, I think they will mostly go by a urine sample.

  5. MrNeutra said on Friday, November 13, 2009, 5:46

    when i was in college, all the coeds complained that no matter what they went into the clinic for, they got a breast exam. now that im a bunch older and wiser, i think that doc was a perv. no way should you have a vaginal exam if the only complaint is burning. unless there is a purulent discharge in question. occ that is evaluated, but you should b able to tell.

  6. CNJRTOM said on Friday, November 13, 2009, 9:48

    He should just have you pee in a cup. He can’t tell anything by looking.

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