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Re: HELP! GYN and SEXUAL ABUSE!!!
From: Mel (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 22:51:37 -0600 (CST)
Thanks you. I was wondering how to help her during the exam. Like how
do I help her relax. She has talked openly to me about it and how
difficult it is for her to go and that is why she asked me to go with
her. She needs me there for support but I am not sure how to offer my
support.
At Tue, 21 Jan 2003, samir fouad Aziz MD wrote:
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>At Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Mel wrote:
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>>I am going to be accompanying my neice to the gyn. It is not her first
>>time, she went last year and then again soon after for a follow up.
>>However, it was extremely difficult for her because of some sexual abuse
>>she endured before. Now it is time for her to go again and she has
>>asked me to go with her. How do I handle this? I know it must be
>>extremely difficult for her but I myself cannot really understand what
>>she's going through so I don't know what to do to help. How can I make
>>it less difficult for her? What can I do or say to her while she's
>>having the exam to help relax her? She fully understands that this is
>>not the same as what happened to her in the past but it still bothers
>>her. She knows it is necessary and that they're doing this to help her.
>>What can I do to help the visit go smoothly? Thank you for your help
>no need to mention the ordeal, just talk to her as if nothing happened
>before with focusing on the benefits of having check up to prevent
>diseases.
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>SAmir Fouad Aziz MD
>Assist Professor OB.Gyn
>Director Gyn.oncology
>Al-Azhar University-Egypt
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