WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2002: Re: What exactly involves pelvic exam?

Re: What exactly involves pelvic exam?

From: Robin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 28 Oct 2002 05:31:48 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 27 Oct 2002, Kristy wrote: >
>Maggie,
>
>A pelvic exam involves: 1. a pap smear (this is especially if
>you are getting it done for the first time for the year) 2. and
>feeling the organs. This is done by what is called a bi-manual
>exam. What this means is that the dr takes and puts one hand

S/he doesn't use the entire hand....a finger or two....just wanted to make that clear to anyone reading...hearing a "hand" can be scary to someone that hasn't had an exam before.

>inside and then the other on top of your abdomen. What this is
>for is to check to make sure that there are no abnormalities.
>
>A GP can do this but sometimes they would prefer that a gyn do
>it and this is sometimes the case if the woman has female
>problems like I do. Every GP is different with this issue. To
>learn more about the gyn exam go to: http://www.gyn101.com.
>
>Take care,
>
>=====
>Kristy :)
>
>http://www.geocities.com/sokokl/kristyspersonalpage.html
>
>I am a Medical Secretary who does a lot of learning from reading on the Net, books, my dr(s), as well as sharing my own personal experiences.
>

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Robin

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