AmyB_NP

I usually just ask, but if I do an exam it's just visual.

Once they've gotten their period, I ask them if they have any questions or concerns, and I don't bother looking if they don't.

As far as I know, nothing else, she just doesn't think a routine genital exam is necessary.

Do you perform any kind of genital exam at yearly school physicals and well-child check-ups? If so, what does the exam consist of? For boys, I always check their testicles, and once they get to be around 10 or so, I also start checking for hernias and for a tight foreskin (if they haven't been circumcised). For girls, unless they have an issue, I'll usually just take a quick look down their waistband to check tanner stage until they start their period. However, I was talking to a colleague, and she said I'm being too thorough, and that the only kind of genital exam she regularly performs is a hernia check when a boy is getting a sports physical.