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Re: A Bit Frightened by some recent posts here...
From: Suzy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 4 Dec 2000 00:54:57 -0600 (CST)
This sounds weird, but cosmetically thinking.. what's appropriate??
I've always wondered (i've never seen a gyn) what's the easiest ways to
groom/prepare for an exam that best helps the doctor??
any ideas?
At Sun, 3 Dec 2000, Amanda wrote:
>
>This may sound harsh, but my advise is to suck it up. Geeze, if a
>pelvic exam is the worst thing to happen to you, consider yourself
>lucky. It's not as bad as being raped, beaten, tortured....put this in
>perspective...millions of women worldwide have this done, to PREVENT
>other, more horrific things from happening. Trust me, a pelvic exam
>ain't nothin' compared to what you might have to endure if you do not
>take precautions....kind of like treating a cavity before it turns into
>a root canal.
>
>You'll be fine.
>
>At Sun, 3 Dec 2000, MB wrote:
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>>~Hello Again~
>>
>>I recently posted here - just yesterday, I think - thanking everyone
>>here for the helpful information I've read during my months of 'lurking'
>>here.
>>
>>At 33 years of age, I have finally made the decision to see a gyn. After
>>reading several posts re: pain during exams, especially for virgins, my
>>anxiety has turned into borderline fear. The reasons for a pelvic exam
>>to be more difficult for a virgin make perfect sense. I guess my
>>question is this: Is there anything I can do prior to the exam to
>>prepare for it to make things a bit easier? I know some of my
>>anxiety/fear stems from fear of the unknown, yet I'm also a bit of a
>>coward!
>>
>>Thank you.
>>
>>--
>>~MB~
>>
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