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Re: 11 year pelvic exam --what?From: Abby (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 2 Jun 2003 07:23:59 -0500 (CDT)
At Sun, 1 Jun 2003, lauren wrote: > >At Sat, 31 May 2003, cheryl wrote: >> >>Just came back from new female pediatrician on Friday for camp check up >>for my 11 daughter...My daughter is overweight and showing a few >>symptons of puberty, so we're thinking period soon or not...This new >>doctor wanted to do an "internal" on my daughter..Of course, my daughter >>is not sexually active, and doesn't even know about pelvic exams...she's >>aware of sex to the extent of an 11 year old, and extremely innocent, as >>many are at that age... >> >>I was suprised when the doctor suggested this...I mentioned to her that >>it might be more appropriate when she starts her period, and she said >>she wanted to see if everything is alright..my daughter has never had >>any symptoms of anything unusual below her navel... >>I told the doctor, not at this time, and I believe she had >>attitude..She's not the most sympathic doctor we've seen, but our >>usually is on maternity leave.. >> >>I've seen a few mentions on the boards about first pelvic exams at 18 or >>when sexually active....what's the deal with this doctor? and is this >>appropriate??? >>many thanks.. > > Did the doctor mention PCOS (polycystic ovary disease?) Being overweight can be a symptom of that, and perhaps that's why she wanted to do a pelvic. It's not typical to do a pelvic on an 11 year old, and if she thought something was potentially wrong she should have explained it to you in a non-alarming way you and not had an "attitude". Even when girls start their periods it's not necessary to do a pelvic. My daughter is 13 and her female pediatrician has never done a pelvic. She just observed her signs of puberty and noted she was on a normal timeline, and she began her period shortly before she turned 12. If you can't wait until your other doctor returns from maternity leave, I'd find a new one.
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