YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for April, 2002: Re: 'Shy' cervix?

Re: 'Shy' cervix?

From: another (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 2 Apr 2002 00:15:01 -0600 (CST)

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Hi,

Sorry you are feeling so bad right now, but I'd say 1)no that is not the common experience and 2)if you feel you did not get the right proceedures done, you have the right to get copies of your records, just to make sure.

You may find you have nothing to worry about. The nurse may have been inexperienced and not sure what to say or isn't aware that how she responded upset you. Give it some time to let that "sting" wear off and you may wish to let her know.

I've had more exams than I can count, am not a virgin but my cervix is sometimes not immediately visible either. I'm asked to cough or things get repositioned a bit and everything's fine. If what the examiner is doing hurts, 9 times out of 10, they stop. If they don't it's because they want to get more information about what is hurting and where in case there is something else going on. I hope this helps and that you'll get through the next experience with a bit less anxiety.

At Sun, 31 Mar 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>...
>I left feeling horrible and dirty. And now I'm wondering - is there
>something wrong with my cervix? Is there such a thing as a "shy" cervix,
>and is it possible not to "find" it during a speculum exam?
>
>I am wondering also if I got a good exam, or if soemthing could have
>been "misssed". I am not sure why I feel this way - I am certainly not
>eager to be examined again, by anyone. Maybe I feel worried because the
>nurse didn't talk to me at all, so I don't know what she actually did,
>and I don't know if she did everything she should have.
>
>Is my experience common?

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