WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 2001: Re: 1st GYN visit

Re: 1st GYN visit

From: amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 2 May 2001 08:31:18 -0500 (CDT)

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Dont feel like a wuss!! The gyno is as much feared as the dentist is!! My first appointment was when i was 19, only because i wanted to become sexually active. At that appointment I became so nervous that they took my blood pressure three times because it had gone up so high. They also insisted that i come back and have my blood pressure checked in a week. At the very first appointment you get so nervous because even though you may have read up on what to expect--you just cannot prepare yourself for spreading your legs in a strangers face. What i like to do is engage in conversation that will keep the doctor talking as they exam you--that way it feels less formal and that you are at a doctors office for a simple check up, not a poke and probe exam. hope this helps for your next visit!! and believe me, after 2-3 visits, these appointments get very easy to go to and they actually do wind up feeling like a simple check up visit. take care!

At Tue, 1 May 2001, Jen wrote: >
>I went to the GYN today for my first time. I'm 18 and a virgin. I knew
>what to expect, I had done some research, but I was very nervous. I
>ended up not being able to let them go further than putting in the
>speculum. What I am wondering is, is that normal for me to be so
>scared? I tried, I really did. They were really nice about it and said
>I can come back another time to do it again when I feel better about it.
>They told me everything that they would do, but I was just way too
>nervous and tense.
>Any advice or stories or anything would help me out a lot. I feel like
>such a wuss! ;-)
>
>Thanks!

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