YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for April, 2001: Re: as heck

Re: as heck

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 15 Apr 2001 18:39:25 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 15 Apr 2001, Scared wrote: >
>I am a 23 years old, and I suspect, after reading on the internet about
>diseases, that it is possible that I have endometriosis. So i am
>getting a doctor soon, and am going to have it checked out. But I'm
>extremely scared, cause of some of the things I read. Stories about the
>doctor "feeling" lumps on the ovaries during "rectal" exams. What the
>hell are they doing so they can feel your ovaries. Do they stick their
>hand up your ass?? I do not know how this would be possible, and I think
>it would hurt a Lot!!! I'm very scared that I will have to have this
>done. Can anyone tell me what happens during diagnosis of this problem.
>Please tell me they do not do this...
>
>Thanks!

Scared

Sometimes we have to do this to get a better feel of the pelvic organs, not too often tho. Only a finger is used to insert into the rectum, and you should be warned before it happens.

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

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*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
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