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Re: Birth Control and Pelvic ExamsFrom: vw (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 4 Apr 2002 16:14:54 -0600 (CST)
At Thu, 4 Apr 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: > >Why are pelvic exams required for women or girls wanting birth control >pills? Why is it so important to keep having the exams while you're on >the pill? > >Does the pill do stuff to the body, or can it hurt the pelvic organs so >they have to be checked more regularly? > >I am just wondering. > >aj as far as my research goes, any woman who is sexually active needs checks of this kind, as any fluids from another persons body which enter her body during sex, can lead to the cancers that we are tested for. Although that is not always the way things go, which is why nonsexually active women need them too, but apart from that, a pelvic exam is a good thing for everyone, as any other cancers of our repro. organs, can be discovered that way. and any unusual pain can be investigated too. I suppose an exam for first time users on the pill are examined to check their organs are ok and as a preparation for the exams in the future, as a sexually active woman. That's all I have read. I expect others furhter information on this.
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