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 Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:10 pm
My mother is a gyno so I spend all my free time working at her clinic. Daily I help women prep for examinations and I talk with the teen girls before the exam to help them feel a little bit more comfortable.
So my question is when you go to your gyno, do you feel comfortable?
My mother and I try our best to help the girls/women feel comfortable, but does anyone have any advice on anything additional I could do to help first-timers feel more comfortable?
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:50 am
I've only been there a few times but I feel totally comfortable. I wouldn't feel very comfortable if my gyno was a guy though. But mine is a woman and she is very nice and explains everything to you. [.Julie Booly.]
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:29 pm
I've been going for a few years now, so I feel more comfortable than I first did.
I don't know if you and your mother do this, but what they've always done at the clinic I go to is show me the equipment and tell me what it's used for. They haven't used a speculum on me yet, but they show me things like the mascara stick used for Pap smears.
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:47 pm
My gyno, when doing the physical, said talking helped, and wiggling my toes. I tried it, and it really worked. Doing something to take your mind off of what they're doing makes you distracted and thus helps make you relax. Counting ceiling tiles/designs/patterns also helps too.
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Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:34 am
I have yet to go but how in the world do you make a rape victim comfortable with ANYONE poking around down there? I'm terrified of that and having a physical! Have you ever talk to someone who was in my place before? If so can you give me some advice.
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:23 pm
I'm going to avoid an ob/gyn as long as I can.Who wouldn't feel uncomfortable with some girl you don't even know that well at all looking up your t**t?
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:23 pm
E.pic I have yet to go but how in the world do you make a rape victim comfortable with ANYONE poking around down there? I'm terrified of that and having a physical! Have you ever talk to someone who was in my place before? If so can you give me some advice. With a rape victim, the same ideas go that everyone else has said. The best thing any doctor can do is keep the patient informed the whole way. Show them the instruments, explain what you're doing and why, and friendly, pointless small talk is always a good thing. Anime_freak, don't avoid going. It is essential for your health to go. Yes, it's uncomfortable, but you also only suffer through it for a matter of minutes once a YEAR. Suck it up, be an adult, and take care of your body. Your doctor sees thousands of different women a year - she could care less that she's looking between your legs, because it's just her job to her.
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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:58 pm
Savina Anime_freak, don't avoid going. It is essential for your health to go. Yes, it's uncomfortable, but you also only suffer through it for a matter of minutes once a YEAR. Suck it up, be an adult, and take care of your body. Your doctor sees thousands of different women a year - she could care less that she's looking between your legs, because it's just her job to her. Agreed. Honey, if they found something wrong that could have been helped if found eailer, imagine how you'd feel. It's not so bad, so I hear. I haven't gone but Mike and I are going to get one set up as soon as we can.
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:23 pm
well....
I usally go to my GP and get it done... (well have only got it done once)
I reasure my self that they look at Vaginas all the time...
btw its twice a year in Australia
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:08 am
Making an appointment real soon and I am dreading every single aspect of the mere idea of it. I hope I have a good doctor, because I'm not sure what will make me feel comfortable.
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Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:26 pm
I'm 13. I'm pretty sure that you first have to start seeing a gyno is when you start becoming sexually active. Is that right? And also, I really don't think I want to go to one when the time comes. I honestly don't care if I die from some problem as long as I can avoid that. I don't care how immature that sounds.
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Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:41 pm
dead in the water ~hhjt~ I'm 13. I'm pretty sure that you first have to start seeing a gyno is when you start becoming sexually active. Is that right? And also, I really don't think I want to go to one when the time comes. I honestly don't care if I die from some problem as long as I can avoid that. I don't care how immature that sounds. You have to go when: 1. You become sexually active 2. You turn 18, even if you are not sexually active or 3. You notice any problems with pain, itching, odd periods, etc. Whatever comes first is when you have to go. If you can't handle the ob-gyn, then you can't handle anything sexual. It's not that women want to go. No one really seems to want to go, but it's one of those things that you have to do.
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:03 pm
Actually the age to start if not sexually active is 21. If you hae a history of gynecological problems in your family you should go earlier. Otherwise don't sweat it.
I felt the same. I don't want people poking me down there, no way no how. Really it's not that bad. It's not sexual at all and though it's awkward it's not too bad. Pray they use a heating pad for your speculum though...
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:31 pm
Xaniski Actually the age to start if not sexually active is 21. Actually, it varies by source. Some sources say as late as 21, others say as early as 13-15. The doctors that I have seen said 18, so I choose to go with them, right in the middle. It's usually better to go sooner rather than later. No harm in going sooner, but there can be harm in going later! 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:41 pm
I just had my third pelvic exam ever done today. xd
What helps me get through it is either laughing or just being distracted by talking about something else while the procedure is underway. Having the person doing the exam talking with me through what they're doing down there is great, and I appreciate it, but I need some distractions otherwise I can't help but tighten up.
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