I'm curious to hear what some of the other approaches are, but here's how me and the other NP at the clinic I work at do for boys from 8 to 18: 1. With one hand, pull down the front of the boy's...
I've always found it odd how genital exams are rare occurrences for girls, but super common place for boys. For example, this is the form students from the local school district turn in when they get...
I originally made a post on this topic by accident in the PICU/Pediatric forum because I assumed that was the forum for all pediatrics related posts (I only just realized that this forum exists)....
CamilliaJGP replied to CamilliaJGP's topic in Pediatric
It's visual only unless it's for sports (then a hernia check is done) or the boy is uncircumcised (then he's checked for phimosis). It just seems odd to me that at the very least a visual check isn't...