Bimanual pelvic exam of a female
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0:02 - 0:05Narrator: Now stand to perform a bimanual examination.
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0:13 - 0:15Lubricate the index and middle fingers
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0:15 - 0:16of your examining hand.
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0:20 - 0:23Practitioner: Okay, I'm going to continue the internal exam now.
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0:24 - 0:28You're going to feel me insert two fingers into your vagina.
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0:28 - 0:30Narrator: And insert them into the vagina,
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0:30 - 0:32exerting pressure posteriorly.
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0:34 - 0:36Palpate the vaginal wall,
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0:36 - 0:37posteriorly,
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0:43 - 0:43laterally,
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0:54 - 0:58and anteriorly, including the urethra and bladder region.
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0:59 - 1:02Note any nodularity or tenderness.
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1:04 - 1:07Palpate the cervix, noting its position, size, shape,
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1:07 - 1:12consistency, regularity, mobility, and tenderness.
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1:15 - 1:17The cervix is normally rounded and firm
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1:17 - 1:20with the consistency similar to the cartilage
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1:20 - 1:21at the tip of the nose.
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1:22 - 1:24It should be nontender and mobile.
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1:25 - 1:27Feel the fornix around the cervix.
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1:29 - 1:31Press down toward the intravaginal hand
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1:31 - 1:33as it raises the uterus upward.
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1:34 - 1:37Note the size, shape, consistency, and mobility
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1:37 - 1:38of the uterus.
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1:39 - 1:41Identify any masses or tenderness.
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1:44 - 1:46In a nonpregnant woman, you may feel
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1:46 - 1:48an anteverted uterus above the symphysis.
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1:49 - 1:51It is normally firm and mobile.
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1:54 - 1:55To palpate the right ovary,
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1:55 - 1:59place your abdominal hand on the right lower quadrant,
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1:59 - 2:03and your intravaginal hand in the right lateral fornix.
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2:04 - 2:07Press your abdominal hand in and down
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2:07 - 2:11to move the ovary within reach of the intravaginal hand.
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2:13 - 2:16Palpate the right ovary, or any adnexal mass
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2:16 - 2:17between your hands.
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2:18 - 2:21If possible, note its size, shape and consistency,
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2:21 - 2:23mobility, and tenderness.
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2:25 - 2:27Repeat the bimanual examination on the left side.
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2:29 - 2:33Ovaries are palpable in women with active ovarian function.
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2:34 - 2:36They may be somewhat tender normally.
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2:36 -Palpation is often difficult in obese or poorly relaxed women.
- Title:
- Bimanual pelvic exam of a female
- Description:
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Bimanual pelvic exam of a female, using two fingers inside the vagina and one hand on the outside of the abdomen. THIS IS NOT PORN!!! THIS IS A INFORMATIVE VIDEO OF A PELVIC EXAM! IF ANYONE NEEDS PORN, PLEASE VISIT SOME PORNSITES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Video Language:
- English
- Duration:
- 02:41