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Re: Question - Plese help me out here!

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 22 May 2002 09:34:42 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 17 May 2002, m33 wrote: >
>Hi all , I have a very personal question kind of . Is it acceptable to
>show up at the Gynecologist office without shaving your public area.?? I
>just started my visits to the Gyno recently and I don’t know what the
>“standard” is and I don’t have the guts to ask my friends. In any case
>the thing is that if I do shave it , then the entire area looks red and
>irritated. The doctor says: well, I see this irritation which is
>probably from shaving. So, she is not able to see the true picture. I
>know that there is irritation there that has nothing to do with shaving
>and indeed needs to be taken care of , but since she can’t tell at that
>point what’s from shaving , and what’s not, she just attributes
>everything to shaving. Also any bumps or what not that I have in the
>area and want to ask about just to make sure they are not warts or any
>infection, she just says: well, these are just shaving bumps , which I
>know they are not ‘cause they were there before I shaved. However, I
>feel silly arguing with her that they are not shaving bumps because they
>do look just like shaving bumps which I have in the other places after I
>shave. I’ve been to several different Gynecologists now and every time
>it’s same story. I’m starting to lose sleep over this. Please take me
>out of my misery and tell me what you think:)
>Thanks a lot in advance.

Hi! I've been to several GYN's now, and i was never told to shave before an appoinment! If you have irritation there in any case, surely shaving is not a good idea anyway. If you're doctor is not taking your concerns seriously, then i recommend change doctors.

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