Taking my man to the gyno!

[snazzy-bagels.livejournal.com]

So, I made my annual pelvic exam appointment. My fiance wants to join in on the fun and come with to experience what going to the gyno is like. I'm relatively new to the whole going-to-the-gyno thing (it's only my second time). My question is, is he allowed to be in the room with me while my doctor is poking around down there? I'm honestly surprised he even wants to come with, haha.

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[joshuaorrizonte.livejournal.com]

My gyn allows my husband to be there with me if I request it; she asks him to leave the room to ask the super personal questions, though, and I have to ask her to bring him back in; she won't do it on her own.

[sheepi83.livejournal.com]

Yup! Hubs came in with me during various GYN appointments.

[snazzy-bagels.livejournal.com]

So awesome! I'm so excited. hahahaha

[snazzy-bagels.livejournal.com]

I never thought I'd see the day when a guy would willingly want to go with my on my vagina adventures. Wowie.

[snazzy-bagels.livejournal.com]

*me on my

[jeesh.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's some major brownie points right there!

[rikkitsune.livejournal.com]

Vagina adventures, that's brilliant. :D

And yes, what a great fiance!

[michigan-loverz.livejournal.com]

Ask her if it's okay; I'm sure it'll be! Just hope the exam room is big enough for all 3 of you.

If you aren't legally married, anything medically talked about she may ask if you are okay with him hearing it :)

I'd say go for it :)

[cbackson.livejournal.com]

Just as an FYI, she would probably ask that even if they were married - your medical information is protected even from your spouse, until you approve the disclosure.

[archangelbeth]

He will definitely need to go out of the room for at least a few questions -- control-freak partners sometimes try to come to the gyno and hover creepily, so gynos tend to want to get you alone for at least a little while, to make sure that you're not in a coercive relationship. Just take that in stride, and should be possible for him to at least be up by your head. I don't think the doctor wants him joggling his/her elbow on the other side of the sheet, though.

[snazzy-bagels.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, definitely not a control freak. He respects my privacy and will not have a problem with leaving the room if asked. It's not like I have anything to hide from him anyway. He's just a curious guy.

I understand where the doctor would be coming from with that though. I'm sure he's dealt with a handful of "those guys". Eww.

He mostly wants to come with to discuss the best birth control for us. It's not like he wants to inspect my vagina with the doc, haha.

[mydocuments.livejournal.com]

Your OBGYN may ask him to leave the room to ask you a few questions in order to screen you for domestic violence or in order to give you a chance to be honest about any sexual encounters he's not aware of, but after that, he'll likely be more than welcome.

So long as you're 100% comfortable with him coming with you, good for him for wanting to be with you on this. =)

[snazzy-bagels.livejournal.com]

Awesome! Totally understandable. I'll still call ahead to make sure though.

And yes, he's an angel lol.

[atalanta0jess.livejournal.com]

Definitely call ahead and ask. Some places won't allow it at all. I've brought my partner in with me for a variety of things (IUD insertion, colposcopy, LEEP) and it hasn't ever been a problem.

[snazzy-bagels.livejournal.com]

Definitely going to call. Thanks!