VAGINAL EXAMINATION: The patient assumes a dorsal lithotomy position with the legs on a stirrups, or a dorsal position with the legs knees bent and feet apart, which allows a full exposure of the vulva
The two fingers are introduced into a vagina in a backward and upward direction to reach the opening of the cervix, while palpating the inside of the vagina.
Vaginal and cervical ulceration, tears, polyps, cysts and other tumours, if present may be palpated