Indications of rectal examination in gynecology are all except:
Rectal examination can be done Virgin females Palpable pathology in pouch of Douglas To know the extent of carcinoma of cervix Parametritis Endometritis Ref: Shaw Gynecology 17e pg 6.
In cases with mullerian agenesis
In virgin females
To differentiate rectocele from enterocele
For staging of ovarian malignancy
Gynaecological diagnosis and operative surgery