What is external genital examination?
Many times we go for physical examination or premarital examination, one of which is external genital examination, so many people want to know, what is external genital examination? Examination of external genitalia, as its name implies, is to examine the external genitalia of human body to see whether its appearance is normal, whether it is deformed and whether other functions are normal, or whether there are some undiscovered diseases.
External genital examination can be done by yourself, or you can find a professional doctor in a regular hospital and use professional instruments for more professional and detailed examination to find some unknown diseases as soon as possible. Pay attention to rest and replenish enough liquid before inspection. In order to prevent indirect infection, thermometers should be used separately, and bathrooms, towels and sheets should be disinfected. In order to prevent infection, sexual partners should avoid sex until the disease is completely cured, and should strictly separate the use of towels, washbasins, sheets and other infectious items. Contaminants can be boiled and disinfected.
Wash your hands when you check yourself. Don't panic too much if you find pain and lumps or nodules during the examination. You should go to a regular hospital for a detailed examination in time, so that you can find and treat it early. Check the external genitalia. These are mainly to observe and understand the basic development of external genitalia, whether there is deformity or dysplasia.
Examination of male external genitalia
In our physical examination, the examination of important organs is of course very important, but the examination of external genitalia is also essential. Especially premarital examination, through this examination, we can prepare for future delivery and give birth to a healthy baby. So, what is a male genital examination? What are the projects? How should we proceed?
First, check whether the penis is damaged. This kind of examination usually does not need special examination, and the correct diagnosis can be made according to the history of trauma and local manifestations. In addition, cavernography can reflect the location and degree of cavernous injury. Secondly, it is easy to diagnose the location and degree of injury by examining the scrotum outside the body surface. Ultrasound examination is helpful to correctly judge the scrotum hematoma and determine whether the testis is damaged. It is very important for male genitals to check the size and texture of testis in scrotum. Epididymis is located at the back of each testis, sometimes infected, and sometimes touching irregular areas can cause tenderness. In addition, touch the testicles with your fingertips to see if there are any lumps that will not feel painful, hard and irregular.
In addition, there is a prostate examination. Through anal finger examination, the prostate of the anterior wall of rectum can be touched. According to its size and tenderness, it can be preliminarily judged whether there is a problem with the prostate, and if necessary, it can be massaged to take fluid for testing. The seminal vesicle is often invisible under normal circumstances, but when the inflammation is aggravated, sometimes the tender seminal vesicle can be felt in the upper part of the prostate.
Female external genitalia examination
External genital examination is an essential item in premarital examination. Through this examination, you can prepare for getting married and having children in the future and give birth to a healthy baby. So, what is female genital examination? How should we proceed? What are the projects? To know the answers to these questions, we must first know the general structure of female external genitalia. In fact, female external genitalia include labia majora, labia minora, pubic mound, clitoris, near vestibule, vestibular gland, vaginal orifice, urethral orifice and hymen. Some gynecological examinations will do these appearance and function checks when necessary to check whether the appearance is normal and whether there are some undiscovered lesions.
In addition, there is another item called internal inspection. Endoscopy is a vaginal examination with a speculum. Inspection of the speculum: Put the two leaves of the speculum together, slowly put them into the vagina laterally along the posterior wall of the vagina, and then push them upward and backward. At the same time, flatten the speculum and open the two leaves to expose the cervical and vaginal walls. Observe the situation in the vagina. However, it must be noted that unmarried women who have never had sex must inform the doctor in advance, and the doctor will give advice according to your situation. Generally, unmarried female doctors do not require internal inspection. Unless necessary, the doctor will explain the reasons to you, and then conduct an internal examination after obtaining approval.
Is there an external genital examination before marriage?
Many people have premarital check-ups before they get married. So, is there an external genital examination in the premarital physical examination? In fact, premarital examination is a comprehensive and systematic health examination, which is necessary before marriage, and its focus is on the investigation of genetic diseases and the examination of reproductive organs. So premarital examination includes external genital examination.
Pre-marital examination is a physical examination, which is divided into general examination and reproductive organ examination. General examination of the whole body, including physical development, presence or absence of abnormalities, and functional status of important organs such as heart, liver, kidney and lung. And check the reproductive organs, is to check whether it is normal, but also to find out whether the reproductive organs are abnormal or abnormal in time. Such as male hypospadias and phimosis. Female imperforate hymen, congenital absence of vagina, vaginal septum, etc. Must be treated before marriage. If you find some incurable diseases that are medically considered impossible to get married, you should persuade them not to get married, so as not to cause more serious consequences in the future. In addition, it is necessary to carry out necessary laboratory tests, depending on the doctor's judgment, such as blood type, syphilis, AIDS testing and so on.
However, women only do visual inspection and anal examination, and generally do not do vaginal examination. When necessary, the doctor will do a vaginal finger examination with the consent of himself and his family, and keep the results confidential.