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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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I am 22 and have been seeing a gyno for about 9 years
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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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My grandmother raised me, and she never talked to me about sex or what to expect at the gyno. She took me to my childhood doctor to be examined. I was so scared and embarrased.
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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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I am adjusting. A year ago saying the word vagina would have been impossible, but now I've realized I have nothing to be embarrased about. I am a private person and my sex life is very private. But I need help outside of my boyfriend and gyno. I need fellow females to help me with my questions and worries.
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how often
do you see your gynecologist? what does a regular exam consist of?
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I was seeing a gyno for a while on a very regular bases. Everything that felt wrong or uncomfortable I was in the waiting room to be examined. My exam consists of #1 pain, lots of KY, a speculum and a couple of cotton swabs. My exams never last more than 3 min. It would hurt too much to keep the speculum in any longer.
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would you
recommend your gynecologist - why, or why not?
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I don't have a regular gyno. With no insurance I keep to the Health Clinics. And you get what you get there.
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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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In the waiting room I am inticipating the pain. There is no way I would expect anything different. In fact, when I say I hate my yearly it actually isn't b/c I am embarrased - but b/c of the PAIN! When I explain to my doctor to please be gentle I am very sesitive they rarely acknowlege my request (or so it seems) that is how bad it hurts!
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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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Better answers to my questions or at least a contact list where I may optionally go to get them answered elsewhere.
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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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Yes, at an early age I was raped and contracted gonerhea. I was examined and treated.
Later down the road I was constantly in and out of the doctors office seeking help and medication. The pain in my vagina was so consistent it was so discomforting to even think about having sex. The results of the exams always came back positive for that of a yeast infection. I thought for a long time impossible due to the fact of the severity of pain and the consistency.
Then I became pregnant. In the doctors office after an exam I explained to the doctor the swelling in my vagina on one side was the size of a gum ball and hurt when I urinated, walked or sat down. I told him I have had chronicle yeast infections and I was sure all I needed was monistat. He looked at me kinda funny and told me that was impossible to be a side effect of a yeast infection. Only not to me b/c this wasn't the first time I had seen this. He asked me to take off my pants and he would have to examin me. After the examination he explained that in fact this was a bacterial infection and is very common. And can be treated with an antibiotic. I looked at him like he was crazy b/c how was that possible! That would go against everything all the other doctors over many years have told me. After a few days taking this antibiotic I started to feel relief with no help of any other medication. When I completed the bottle I felt no pain what so ever but noticed a light cottage cheese discharge - that was the NORMAL sign of yeast infection so I took a 7 day dosage of monistat and have not felt that sort of discomfort again.
Unfortunately there is still one more thing - its hard to explain since I feel I may once again be alone in this. During intercourse, right at the the begining of penetration I feel literally a sharp, scratching, hard "lump" of pain in one general area - the top of the inside of my vagina. This is even with heavy lubrication. My fiancee is well in doubt but I assume this is not any fault of his proportion - in fact I don't know what to assume or where to even turn. The doctors can't seem to find anything wrong with me. But if I have to look in my future husbands eyes one more time to ask him to stop b/c it hurts too bad I don't what I will do. Who would want to marry someone who can't have sex!?
Can anyone help me? Or is this normal pain for all women during the begining of an intimate evening?
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this conversation makes
me think....
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There may be hope!
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