Gynecologists Are Sharing Their "I Can't Believe This Happened!" Patient Stories, And It's Wild - BuzzFeed

Warning: This post contains graphic medical details.

Doctors often see bodies in ways no one else does — and perhaps especially those who work in gynecology. If you're curious, Reddit users ruebengeist and ProstheticBabe asked gynecologists to share their "horror" stories and most awkward experiences — here are some of the top responses...

"A patient called our nurse, mentioning that she had dark-colored discharge and vaginal discomfort. After asking questions, we confirmed it was because she thought you could use any type of jelly as lube for intercourse. She had used grape jelly and not a regular lubricant."

"I was an emergency medical technician (EMT) about 10 years back. I treated a very attractive woman who decided to dump about four ounces of drain cleaner fluid into her vagina to 'kill the sperm' that her date left in her 'by accident'... To add to the awkward factor, about a year later, I met a very attractive woman at a grocery store. I got her number and met her for drinks. Later that night, we ended up at my place making out. As soon as I started taking her shirt off, I suddenly realized that she was the woman who previously dumped drain cleaner into her vag. Our night ended abruptly and awkwardly, as you can imagine."

"A woman was in for a pelvic exam, and she was in the stirrups. My colleague had her fingers inside of her, up to the cervix. At this point, something possessed the woman to ask — and I quote — 'So, do you ever think about stuffing a turkey while you're doing this?' My colleague, trying to keep a straight face, answered, 'No, but now I will every Thanksgiving...' The woman found this hilarious, and proceeded to stare my colleague dead in the eye while yelling, 'GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE' — with my colleague's hands still up her hoody-hoo."

"Retained tampons, AKA when a tampon is stuck inside of someone. The smell is horrid, and we usually have to close a room for the day after removing them."

"When my wife was a medical student on her OB-GYN rotation, she had to deliver an overdue baby. It turned out that there was an infection or something, and when they popped the membrane, it was pretty much all pus. Imagine the biggest, pusiest and stinkiest event ever — literally experienced nurses were vomiting, it was so gross. The mom and baby were both fine, though, so happy ending."

"I'm not a gyno, but one of my friend's aunts is. She said that one time, this lady came in and complained about being in a lot of pain. Upon inspection, my friend's aunt discovered a thong inside the woman. Neither one of them knew how a thong could possibly end up INSIDE a vagina."

"My sister is personal friends with her OB-GYN (I know, weird, but whatever — they're colleagues, she works in the hospital with him). Anyway, she asked him if he ever got sicked out by stanky vag, and he said that he had not personally run across any that sicked him out, but that 'you ladies need to wash your fucking FEET!' After hearing that, I now always make sure to give the tootsies a good scrub-down with the antibacterial soap in the exam room before the doctor has to stick their face between them."

"I had a lady who came in with 'unexplained' vaginal bleeding. She'd never had a pap smear before, and she was around 40 years old. Lo and behold, there was a huge cancerous tumor on her cervix. The gynecologist tried to take a small biopsy, and the bed looked like a murder scene. I went and booked in for my pap smear the next day, since I had been putting it off."

"I'm a nurse, and sometimes after a hysterectomy, the patient can get a tear in the vaginal cuff that's created when they close the end where the cervix used to be. This is why patients are told to avoid sex for at least eight weeks — to allow time to heal. Sex is often the cause of such tears. Most partners come in appropriately mortified, and are supportive of the patient who comes in with a vaginal cuff tear. Not this one asshole. He spent the entire time with a smug, satisfied look on his face. He came off as a complete creeper, making odd remarks to the female staff as well. I've dealt with my share of jerks on the job (including patients who were actively under arrest for violent felonies), but I have rarely felt as strong an urge to slug someone as I did with this guy."

"We did screen the patient for domestic violence once we got her alone, and she denied any concerns. I think the guy was simply proud of having (and being) a big enough dick to do that to the patient."