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Why does a girl's physical exam include rectal exam when boy's doesn't what's the difference?
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∙ 13y ago
Girls have the possibility of engaging in anal sex where the boy does not unless he is gay. The doctor would have no way of knowing this if the boys does not tell him.
The doctor wants to make sure the girl can properly receive anal sex without injury.
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∙ 13y ago
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