I honestly cannot believe your doctor doesn’t use one either. I was told it was not necessary also. I went to 4 gynecologists in two years going to the what I though were the best oncology gynecologists one was the head of his department before the last dr said she would use the speculum for me, I think to console me although she said she didn’t expect to find anything. She actually found the recurrence and did the biopsy in her office which came back positive. I went for a second opinion when I found out to stanford and the Mayo clinic and decide Stanford was the right fit for me since I live in California. I ended up having 28 sessions of radiation and 4 brachytherapy. Please INSIST they use a speculum it may save your life. Had I not I would not be here today. I am so tired of having to be proactive when we as patients rely and trust our doctors to do the right thing for us. All my doctors know that I have trust issues because of this and the fact that when I originally got my uterus cancer my gynecologist doctor didn’t even examine me I had to go back and insist she must have realized her mistake because she examined me and did the biopsy in her office something I wouldn’t recommend. The biopsy came back positive.
Good luck. It’s your life be proactive and have a long life. 😍