OK, that's all the sympathy you're going to get from us, because you've got to get over it. Your health is at stake, especially once you're sexually active -- and there's nothing more important.
We all have to do things we don't like: take our vitamins, shovel snow when it's blocking the front door, pay our taxes, leave the womb. But we do it; we just get it over with as quickly and with as little fanfare as possible -- and it ultimately makes our lives easier and better. When you were a kid, you certainly didn't want to get your shots, but you had to, your parents made you you didn't have a choice -- and at the time, you probably thought you were going to die. But you didn't. And because you got the shots, you've avoided getting terrible diseases which could have killed you. See, better!
Yes, there are much more enjoyable things to do than go to the gynecologist, but it's hardly a visit to Gitmo. You lie back, bend your knees, spread your legs, breathe deeply and try to relax while your gyno takes a look down there (more deets from our beloved Dr. Kate here). It usually takes less than two minutes, though our nerves can make it feel like 15. It's not painful, just a bit uncomfortable and awkward.
