Does the doctor need to do a exam to find out if you a vaginal infection?

Answer 1

Yes if the infection is vaginal.

Answer 2

I really don't think that there is any other way to know if you have an infection. When you call the doctor to make the appointment he will no doubt want to do an exam. There are other things the doctor checks for besides what he sees. Certain problems cause distinctive odors and some may require a specimen to be sent away to verify what it is. The thing is that after the exam he will know what medication to give you to heal it the fastest. Don't let fear of an exam keep you from seeing the doctor. Infections are not to be ignored.

Answer 3

It depends. For an obvious yeast infection in a patient known to a physician, no exam might be required, but in most cases, an exam and cultures or smears are needed to get an accurate diganosis.

Also, some other conditions could be confused with an infection and would be missed without an exam. They could also exist in addition to there being an infection.

No one is crazy about having a pelvic exam, but they are done for a reason.

Answer 4

Maybe and maybe not. Depends on what the symptoms are what the problem is.

Most of the time a urine specimen and/or blood test will be enough.

Don't knock it tho, the doctor is there to get you well and, trust me, he has seen more of things that you have than you will ever see. If seeing a male doctor bothers you, go to a female doctor. Most women prefer Male doctors.

At any rate, get used to doctors examining your bottom. That is a must for women through out life. Good luck. Pops

Answer 5

He will want to take a sample of the discharge to send to the lab so he can find out for sure what type of infection you have. He will most likely do a vaginal exam to so he can check the health of your vagina and cervix to be sure the infection hasn't gone to your cervix yet.

Answer 6

I believe that to do a proper job and to diagnosis the type of infection a doctor must do an exam, he / she should take a swab/plus or minus a pap, this well will help rule out any possible other gynaecological problems.

Answer 7

Do you mean urine infection?
I don't know your symptoms.
If you have a uti then the doctor will ask you to pee in a container and will test the urine.
The doctor may press on your tummy then lower back (kidneys) to see if it hurts you to determine if the infection has spread.
The doctor won't need to examine your vagina if its a uti.
If you tell more about your symptoms I may be able to help you more, but don't worry about going to the doctor, they examine people every day there is nothing to be embarrased about.

Answer 8

pretty much yes, in order to get some of the discharge to check under the microscope to determine if and what kind of infection you might have, and to see if your cervix is being affected. it's not too big a deal.
there are other types of infections other than yeast (and even though yeast is what we hear about most, a different type of vaginal infection, bacterial vaginosis, is more common than yeast and requires a prescription treatment), so i would not recommend just running out and buying monostat unless you're relatively sure it is just yeast.

Answer 9

yes. your vagina is inside your body. Surely you can check yourself out but a doctor has the proper knowledge of what to look for. To be on the safe side go to the doctore because you dont want to take something for nothing when it could have been treated earlier instead of getting worse.

Answer 10

In most cases yes as they will want to get a swab and send it off for testing. If your family doctor doesn't do it he/she may send you to a Gynecologist.