This is pure fantasy and 100 % fiction. All characters are over 18. None of them has any connection with any known medical practitioner or other living person. None of the scenes or descriptions are remotely authentic from a medical perspective.
The Consultation
My name is Professor Michael Spencer. I specialise in the treatment of Marital & Pre-Marital Dysfunctions (vaginismus, dyspareunia, premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, undersized penises and many other conditions). My clinics are busy.
As a consequence of the Government's strict laws on who can and cannot procreate, every couple wanting to have sex is required to undergo pre-assessment. Having sex without a Permit is unlawful; anyone convicted of doing so risks a procedure known as de-libidinisation, resulting the complete loss of libido or sex drive. Very few people risk that.
My clinics are full of couples wanting to marry or cohabit, have sex, and have children. They usually attend as a couple and I see them together in my surgery.
Helga and Johan are typical of many of the young patients who are referred to me for pre-assessment.
I begin my consultations by asking the couple why they've come to see me. This may seem obvious but it's revealing who answers and how they answer. Helga tells me they've been seeing each other for six months, which is the minimum time for a referral. They desperately want to have sex. They've done some petting and are fearful that one day things might get out of control. Even petting could land them in big trouble if the authorities were to find out. That isn't as remote as it might sound; females - and any man they are with - can be arrested by what are known as IROs (Illicit Relations Officers) and taken to Inspection Centres where they're stripped and examined for signs of having had sexual intercourse.
Helga and Johan look like a healthy young couple. After scanning their medical histories there doesn't appear to be anything that would make them ineligible for a Permit, if that is what they want.
I explain that I will need to examine them both and ask who would like to be first. Helga says she would and I ask her to undress down to just her panties. I check her pulse, blood-pressure, glands, oral health, abdomen and general appearance. Then I take her measurements; height, weight, bust, waist and hips. I palpate her breasts, and check for any irregularity of shape or discharge from her nipples. All is as it should be.
Once I'm satisfied that she is in generally good health I lower her panties and ask her to step out of them. Like so many of my young female patients Helga is a little shy at being seen naked by an older man. I help her up into my examination chair, and lift her ankles into the stirrups.
"I want you to see this," I say to Johan, beckoning him to stand by my side. "If you're to have an intimate relations with one another there should be no secrets".
With Helga settled in the chair, I begin my examination. I'm pleased with what I see. A normal, healthy young vulva, a light growth of pubic hair, and nicely pigmented, moist, labia majora.
At this point in any of my examinations with a partner present, things can become interesting. It may or may not be the first time Johan has seen Helga's vulva, but it's obvious he's aroused by it.
I begin with an anatomy lesson, pointing out the typical female shape of Helga's pubic hair, an inverted triangle with pubic hair on both labia. The density is about average, neither thick nor sparse. Then, using a specially designed caliper, I measure what gynaecologists call the AGD (the distance between the anus and the posterior fourchette) and the AGDAF (between the anus and anterior fourchette or clitoris). Helga's AGDAF is on the small side, an indication that she may have a smaller than average vagina.
I record all my findings on tape and give a commentary as I go along. I carefully separate the folds of her vulva, and point out to Johan the prepuce (clitoral hood), the clitoris itself, the labia majora and labia minora, the urethra and the vaginal introitus (opening). Then, for his later benefit, I explain how premature contact with the clitoris can be painful for a woman and that he should wait for Helga to tell him when she's ready for that. "You'll be best able to gauge her arousal by how moist her vulva feels. Good sex requires you to communicate with one another."
For the next stage of my examination I require the correct sized vaginal speculum. This is an instrument that can cause great discomfort to a woman if used clumsily. In the hands of a skilled clinician she should hardly feel its insertion; in unskilled hands it can be excruciating for her.
Based on the measurements I took earlier I select one of my smaller speculums, turn it so the duck-like beak is in a vertical plane, and gently prise the vulva apart to expose Helga's introitus. I can see that even the smaller speculum is going to be uncomfortable for her and select a cone-shaped instrument that will enable me to gauge the best size. Having done that, hoping it will be deep enough, I decide on a paediatric speculum specially designed for virgins, and used mostly by paediatricians; Helga has an extremely tight opening that is obstructed by her hymenal membrane.
For anyone who hasn't seen a vaginal speculum, they're used by clinicians to examine the inside of the vagina and the cervix, through which sperm have to pass if they are to reach the uterus and be able to fertilise an egg.
Once the speculum has been inserted, the clinician turns a small screw, causing the blades to open and reveal the walls of the vagina.
In Helga's case the membrane made it difficult to insert even a mid-range paediatric speculum. Experienced clinicians watch their patients face for any reaction as they proceed. I could see Helga was experiencing pain, but in her case this was unavoidable. "The worst will soon be over," I told her as I one of my smallest instrument through her tiny opening.
Even with the lubricant I'd applied before starting the procedure it was difficult to pass the it through the introitus, but once I'd done that it slipped in smoothly.
"There...," I remarked. "It's in... now I'll gently open you up and take a look inside. Tell me if it's uncomfortable for you and I'll stop immediately."