Re: GENERAL: How to make Pelvic exam/pap smear less painful
From: grateful mom (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 6 May 2008 15:37:52 -0500 (CDT)
I beg to differ with Pat's comment that women (or NP's) do a more gentle
exam. That is way too broad of a statement. The absolute worst care
and roughest exams I have had have been done by women.
I feel like the most important thing to remember is that you should be
comfortable with your Dr or NP or whomever is doing your exam. It
doesn't hurt to take a xanax or such before an exam.
I was examined the first time before I was sexually active and it did
not hurt a bit, and it was medically necessary.
At Mon, 5 May 2008, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>I am sorry this was such an uncomfortable experience for you. It
>doesn't need to be, and shouldn't have been. With a gentle and caring
>provider it shouldn't be a problem. Because you aren't sexually active,
>things are a bit trickier.
>What you need to do is find a clinic that will not require the exam and
>get your pills. It seems rather odd to require an exam if you aren't
>sexually active.
>Search around for someone who can assist you. And, then, get an RX for
>a year instead of just three months. I also have found many nurse
>practitioners, who do pelvic exams all the time (a woman's health
>NP)usually do a more comfortable exam, and that is their intention. I
>did many first pelvics on women who weren't sexually active, and they
>were very comfortable for them. So, it is possible.
>
> But
>>after my horrible, painful experience I went straight back to my dorm,
>>took a shower, curled up in bed and didn't get up for the rest of the
>>day. Its been over a year(i've been off of my birth control for a few
>>months because of the fact that I need another exam before I can get
>>them) and I am tired with dealing with my super heavy, long periods. I
>>am still not sexually active(I've never been been sexually active) so I
>>have no doubt that my next exam will hurt just as much as the first one.
>>Is there anything that can be done to make the exams less painful?
>
>--
>Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, CPPI, CHt
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