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Exam Fears From: Anon. (anonymous@obgyn.net) Fri, 5 Apr 2002 17:52:40 -0600 (CST) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: SUSAN: "WEIRD PERIOD" Previous message: Keri: "off" Next in thread: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG: "Re: Exam Fears" Reply: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG: "Re: Exam Fears" Reply: vw: "Re: Exam Fears" Reply: Kayla: "Re: Exam Fears" This may be an odd issue to post to a gyn board, but this is the only place I know of where women gather and talk about these kinds of things, among themselves and with medical professionals. I would be way too shy to ever bring this up with women I know in my real life. What I am reluctant to bring up with said women is the fact that I am terrifed of being examined in any sort of intimate way. (GYN exams, rectal exams--any exam where clothing comes off creates in me immediate hypertension. I have had a handful of exams in my life so far, and all have been normal. Despite the fact that they are not "new" to me, they remain a humiliating and frightening experience - as does any exam "down there". I feel so ashamed afterwards - ashamed of my body, and how it works, and usuallsy ashamed of whatever problem I have it that brought me to seek help in the first place. Sometimes I even feel less innocent or less of a virgin, because I have had pelvic exams. I am not confused - I know that the pelvic exam itself does not "take my virginity" or anything like that. I guess it's just the idea that someone else has seen and touched parts of my body that are so very, very private. It feels like a violation. I can't be the only person out there who has these feelings. I am wondering how other women deal with these things? Does it ever get easier? What are some suggestions for dealing with these issues? I have tried searching the archives for answers, but I am not entirely sure what keywords I should use. I haven't had much luck finding previous threads on this topic. Next message: SUSAN: "WEIRD PERIOD" Previous message: Keri: "off" Next in thread: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG: "Re: Exam Fears" Reply: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG: "Re: Exam Fears" Reply: vw: "Re: Exam Fears" Reply: Kayla: "Re: Exam Fears"

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