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gynecologist
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how old are
you, and for how long have you been seeing your gynecologist?
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21, I have been seeig the same doctor for since I was 15.
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how did you
find your first gynecologist? did your mother talk to you about it; did
she take you to see hers?
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I was getting really bad cramps and having very heavy periods and spotting in my freshman year on high school.
My mom took me to a doctor she had heard good things about. The first time was wierd. I remember feeling very cold and open with my feet in the sturrps. The doctor had a mirror behind him and was showing be things as he examined me. It was like I was watching somebody else. He is a nice older man, like a grandfather, but here he was with his entire had in my vagina, asking if I felt pressure. Of course I felt pressure, I was a 15 year old virgin!. What made matters worse was that most of my friends wnet to the same office. I felt strange that the same man had touched my friends too.
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do you feel
comfortable to ask questions about your body, what you are experiencing,
to discuss your sex-life?
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The truth is not really. I have only had one sex partner, and we only had sex twice. Always with a condom.
When he was asked if I was still a virgin I said yes. I did not want him to know, even though I was 20 and in college.
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how often
do you see your gynecologist? what does a regular exam consist of?
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every year, the normal stuff, pap smear ect.
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would you
recommend your gynecologist - why, or why not?
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No, he is going to retire soon and does not take any more paitents. I will look for a woman next time.
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what are
all the factors that go into how you feel about your experience with
your gyno?
does the reception and nursing staff play a role?
is there good reading material in the waiting room?
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For me it is like all medical experences, rather negitive. I do not like doctors or hospitials.
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is there something more
you'd like to be getting from your gynecologist that you aren't?
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No.
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have you been treated
for a disease or disorder? what was it? was it easily diagnosed? what
treatment was prescribed, and was it successful?
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No, just told that the cramps would go away and they did.
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this conversation makes
me think....
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Watching a stranger touch me in an overhead mirror.
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