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Re: ? for docs/health care providers

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 7 Oct 2001 09:52:16 -0500 (CDT)

At Sat, 6 Oct 2001, ams wrote: >
>I asked this before, but no one responded. I have seen posts where
>women say they examined their own cervix. I was wondering if this is a
>safe and/or recommended thing to do. If it is, when would it be
>appropriate? I know I have been educated on self breast exams, but I
>always go to the doctor for internal exams. Just curious!

AMS

This is mainly to check to see if the cervix is open and thus during a fertile phase of the cycle, not for other gyn type information. 

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisor Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.


*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.


*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.





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