Female pediatrician exam experiences

In talking with a close female friend of mine i recently learned that she was examined more thoroughly at a younger age then i thought happened. For example her (female) doctor started physically examining her breasts at 13. May i ask what age your pediatrician started physically examining your breasts? Also my friend said that starting around 8 the doctor would remove her underwear (instead of just lifting the waistband) and also parted her labia majora and labia minora. There was no internal exam. May i ask if your pediatrician did this also and if so at what age did it start? Thanks for taking the time to read this and hopefully answer. Have a great day.

Many doctors start doing breast exams at about 13, or when the onset of menses occurs, or when a girl starts to develop. Nothing unusual about that. As for the genital exam, I doubt there is anything unusual about that either. After all, the HPV vaccine is recommended for 12-year-olds so why wouldn't a doctor check for "issues"?

I never had a breast exam until my first gyno appt around 22. The pediatrician did see my chest, as the gown was always opened for the stethoscope, but no palpating.

For genital exams, most exams were pull back the waistband and peek, but around 11-12/start of puberty, the panties came down for an exam in the frog-leg position. Again, no palpating.

My GF never had her breasts or genitals looked at or examined until she started going to a gyno. Even her ekgs were done with a gown and bra on. They (woman) would reach under the gown to attach the pads.

I agree with Ladydocisin... Sounds pretty normal.

Sounds normal to me

It is always hard to say what is normal or abnormal as it depends on what the dr is looking for and the patients past history. I never had a breast exam or labia checked until I was 16