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Re: Dr postpones exam until after three months of tampon use....questions... From: AMD (anonymous@obgyn.net) Wed, 10 Jan 2001 14:04:31 -0600 (CST) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Jennifer: "emergency contraception" Previous message: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD: "Re: BCP withdrawl bleeding when pregnant" In reply to: Concerned: "Dr postpones exam until after three months of tampon use....questions..." Next in thread: Renée: "Re: Dr postpones exam until after three months of tampon use....questions..." Reply: Renée: "Re: Dr postpones exam until after three months of tampon use....questions..." I'm not a doctor but this just sounds odd to me. Personally, I can barely use tampons the length of my period without getting irritated by them. I would think that having one in every day for 3 months would certainly open up the opportunity for infections, both from bacteria on the tampon and the microscopic abrasions they can cause when used too long. It's pretty uncomfortable to remove a nearly dry tampon at the end of your period!! I can't imagine what it would be like at other times. If it were my friend, I would suggest that she may need to see another doctor. A. At Tue, 9 Jan 2001, Concerned wrote: > >I just got off the phone with a dear, dear friend. She is a 37-year-old >virgin (I think) who had her first appointment with a gynecologist this >morning. She was prepared for the full exam, but the gyn did not want >to do it when she found that my friend has never been able to insert a >tampon. She was instructed on tampon use, allowed to practice in the >office and then had its placement checked. She was told to use them for >the next 8 to 12 weeks - even when she does not have her period - then >go back for the exam. > >The dr explained that doing the exam today would have caused her >unnecessary pain and the tampon use would 'prepare' her for the exam. I >have never heard of this. I was a virgin and had never used tampons at >the time when I had my first exam - yes, it was many years ago, but >still... > >Is this now a common plan? Is it safe for my friend to use tampons even >when she is not menstruating? Next message: Jennifer: "emergency contraception" Previous message: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD: "Re: BCP withdrawl bleeding when pregnant" In reply to: Concerned: "Dr postpones exam until after three months of tampon use....questions..." Next in thread: Renée: "Re: Dr postpones exam until after three months of tampon use....questions..." Reply: Renée: "Re: Dr postpones exam until after three months of tampon use....questions..."

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