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Re: painful pap smears

From: samir fouad Aziz MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Dec 2002 09:42:55 -0600 (CST)


At Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Jean wrote: >
>Two different ob/gyn tried to have me examined manually on 3 different
>occasions but unsuccessfully. I know I need to relax and can't quite do
>it, but I actually do feel a great deal of pain in the opening area when
>they try to insert speculum (even with the smallest one).
>I heard that this process should be painless. I am a virgin, so I
>assume that there is hymen. I also have 5cm cyst on right ovary. Could
>either of these be causing pain, or do I have some other problem?

this is quite normal as long as you are virgin, the cyst has nothing to do with that.you need relaxation or doctor give you sedative like diazepam before examination

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