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Re: GENERAL: Would like some help
From: anon (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:42:19 -0600 (CST)
I thought I would post this message again and hopefully get some advice.
Somone posted and asked if it was close to my period when this
happened...my period started one week after the exam. I know it's
possible it's the enodmetriosis, but I still need to know how to reduce
the pain. Thanks!
At Tue, 25 Dec 2007, anon wrote:
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>Hello, the other day I went for my annual exam and had a very difficult
>experience. When the doctor was doing my pap & pelvic exam, it was
>very, very painful. He had to use three different sizes of speculums
>before I could tolerate it and then it was still painful. I'm a virgin,
>I have endometriosis, and I have had many pelvic exams in the past. None
>of the exams have ever been this painful for me. The pain was both at
>the opening of the vagina and deep in my pelvis. This was the first
>time I have seen this doctor before. He was super nice and I could tell
>he was trying to be very gentle...I just don't understand why this would
>have been so painful for me this time. Does anyone have any
>suggestions? How can a prevent this next time?
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