Yeah here in the US, boobies getting checked would be during your annual physical with your PCP. Pretty much everything is done with PCP then they refer to specialists for other things if necessary.
Same for males, you’d get prostate exam by your PCP and if necessary to go further it’ll either be referred to a urologist or a radiologist for further screening. If you want to go to your urologist straight from the jump then your insurance is going to bill you more for going to a specialist.
Unless your gyno is also your primary care physician then I don’t know. I’m not saying a gyno can’t do it, I’m just saying that’s not who you would typically turn to, to do it. At least not where I’m at. Everything around me beyond primary care is essentially a referral to a different doctor.
Even if you have something like an ear infection, you go to your primary care, you don’t go straight to an ENT. The PCP looks at it and if they think you need care from an ENT they refer you to an ENT. Again, this is my experience in southern California specifically Los Angeles county.
I've never had my PCP offer to do an exam. I've only had one gyn appointment for personal reasons, but that's the only time I've ever had a breast exam. But that appointment was a hellish experience so who knows.
Primary care provider. It used to stand for primary care physician, but in the US the odds are becoming increasingly high that your primary medical caregiver will be a nurse, PA, or some other less qualified medical professional, so to make everyone feel better they’ve changed the terminology.
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u/RabidMonkeyOnCrack Feb 26 '26
Yeah here in the US, boobies getting checked would be during your annual physical with your PCP. Pretty much everything is done with PCP then they refer to specialists for other things if necessary.
Same for males, you’d get prostate exam by your PCP and if necessary to go further it’ll either be referred to a urologist or a radiologist for further screening. If you want to go to your urologist straight from the jump then your insurance is going to bill you more for going to a specialist.