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Re: 'first' gyno visit- nervous about nextFrom: Kelly (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 20 Dec 2002 11:51:45 -0600 (CST)
At Mon, 16 Dec 2002, wrote: > >At Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Bernard Cristalli MD wrote: >> >>At Sun, 15 Dec 2002, wrote: >>> >>>I am a 21-yr old virgin. Recently I found out that I should have been >>>to see a gyno, so I went to the school's clinic. I was slightly nervous >>>as I have never been able to insert a tampon, but I figured that they >>>dealt with stuff like that all the time so it wouldn't be a big deal. >>>The woman who was giving me the exam used the smallest speculum they >>>had, but I was in extreme pain. She told me to come back again. For >>>the next day and a half, I was unable to sit down at all for more than >>>an hour because the pain was so bad (I figured out some sort of position >>>where I could lie and sleep for a few hours). I had aching and shooting >>>pains for about a week afterwards. The gyno told me to practice with a >>>tampon. Every time I get near there I freak out and can't go through >>>with it. Just thinking about inserting something in there brings me to >>>the verge of tears. I'm supposed to go to another gyno in a week. What >>>should I do to make things more comfortable? >> >>--- >> >>There's nothing serious. It's the same thing for every young girl. >>Try to insert the tip of your finger in your bath first. You shouldn't >>be worried, it will work fine with a boyfriend anyway. >> >>Bernard G. Cristalli MD AMACOG > >Dr Cristalli, >I try to figure out (in vain) why you added the sexual connotation >to this debate. Could you explain it? He is probably anticipating her next question. Seems logical to me that she might also worry about pain when she becomes sexually active.
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