I am from Hong Kong. Patient protection/benefit is not well developed here and I have no idea how to seek help/ advices in my home town. I have surf the net and did some reseach and decided maybe this forum can give me some advices.I have had ulcerative colitis since 21 years old and I am now 34. I have been struggling for an issue/ question for almost a year. Last April when I went to the hospital for check-up. After routine examination, my doctor then touched my clitoris.
To be honest, I don’t think he’s doing a check-up, what I felt is he was doing it just for his fun cuz when he was touching it he asked me if I have any feeling I said no. I was scared and in shocked. Then he asked me if I felt anything (he’s still touching it) if my lover touches me there.. I said of course cuz that’s my lover. I felt very disgusting and I told him I don’t like that. Then he stopped touching me.
I understand that ulcerative colitis might affect the vagina that there might be inflammation occurred (yes, he mentioned that before), so I am ok for him to check/examine my vagina..but clitoris?? That was the first time.
Since then when I think about that day, I feel very depressed and stressed. I am not sure if this will affect my sickness but I do feel sick more often.
Then one day I emailed him and asked if this clitoral check up is necessary and here’s his reply:
“I think there was some redness and secretion on that occasion. If it subsequently did not trouble you, I think we could just leave it at that. As inflammatory bowel disease and its treatment might occasionally cause inflammation at and around that area, I just routinely make sure that this does not happen to you.”
Can anyone please advise if this clitoral checking is necessary?