Well Im 16 and i have heard that when u r 15 to 16 u have to visit a gynecologist....I'm really scared i dont want 2 do that, i mean wat do they do and will it hurt. My mom has not told me that i should go yet so i was just wondering is that true. If ur not sexually active u dont have 2 go right. I'm not sexually active in any kind of way. Oh and my other question is that I heard that girls and women have to get an hpv shot, can your pediatrician give it to u, or do u have to see a gynecologist and there is no way of getting around it. Please help, i refuse to see a gyno please tell me it's not true because i am a very private person and will lose the little self-esteem that i already have. Please answer nicely i'm not trying to be smart in any kind of way i just need to know. ~Thanks!
2006-09-29 10:35:32 · 15 answers · asked by Skipper 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
If you haven't had sex and you don't have any problems, you don't need to start going until you're eighteen. But don't worry about it; it's really not as bad as you think. What happens, the doctor will talk to you for awhile about your medical and sexual history. You can also ask questions then. They have heard absolutely everything, so nothing you can say will shock them, from complete innocence to wild, drunken orgies. Then they'll do the exam. They'll do a breast exam and a pelvic one. The pelvic one can be uncomfortable. I have particular problems with the ovary check, where they insert fingers into your vagina and press on your stomach. There's also the pap smear, which involves the dreaded speculum. Let them know you're a virgin, and they'll use the virgin speculum. If anything hurts, let them know. If you're scared, let them know. It should not be a humiliating experience at all. It may help to find a woman, but even if you can't, there will be a female nurse in the room at all times. That's the law. If it helps, take in your mother or your sister or another woman you trust. And good luck! Once you get the first one over and done with, it gets a lot easier!
2006-09-29 11:36:25 · answer #1 · answered by random6x7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just to make you feel a little bit better I didn't go to see the gynecologist until I was 18 when I became sexually active. Believe I was just like you scared of going and didn't have no idea of what they were going to do to me, but it is not that bad. When I was done with my visit I realized that I got too scared just thinking about what they where going to do to me than what really took place during my visit. A nurse that I know told me that if you are not sexually active then you reallly don't need to go right at the age of 16 but it depends on the person. When you do go for the first time try not to be so scared it is not that bad. ;)
Now about the HPV shot I have no idea. Hope this helps you!!!
~ ~ MELITOS ~ ~
2006-09-29 19:06:06 · answer #2 · answered by MELITOS 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you become sexually active is when you need to start seeing a gyno. The HPV shot would most likely be giving by your physician depending on your activity. its most commonly a sexually transmitted virus and can cause cervical cancer.... so i am thinking most likely a gyno would have to see you. weather you are sexuality active or not, its still a sexual virus <
I understand where you are coming from girlie... but eventually you have to see one. There are so so SO many things that a gyno can prevent and educate you on.
2006-09-29 17:54:02 · answer #3 · answered by girl_in707 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly you dont have to do anything. You may need to go to see someone once sexually active for regular pap smears (have a look on the web for more info) You will get a letter when its time and as far as i know, you wont have them until you are 25. Im assuming you are living in uk. I know the HPV vaccine is not available yet. When it does become available and it is offered to you snap it up, as this is gonna be the biggest way to prevent cervical cancer.
2006-09-29 18:18:29 · answer #4 · answered by bannister_natalie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually it goes like this...a woman should go to a gyno appt. when she turns 18 however, if she is sexually active, she would have to go as soon as possible. I understand why you would be anxious about going, I was too. It is important to go because they can detect cancers that are very common in women (and when caught early, usually are cured), control your menstral cycle and lessen cramps, among other things. The people who work there understand that you are anxious and will help you to get through it. I am sure someone can be in the room with you. Talk to your mother, aunts or other adults that you are comfortable with to give you some positive information instead of your peers scaring you to death.
2006-09-29 17:59:27 · answer #5 · answered by nocitygirl21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is all according to your parents when you see the gynecologist. There honestly is nothing to be scared of. He will do tests on you and you answer a variety of questions. He will do a pap smear, which isn't great, but it wont hurt you. I don't exactly know about the hpv shot I was never told anything about it. Thanks.
2006-09-29 17:54:16 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, its the truth.
even if your not sexually active if u dont do this, u could die from it. if u dont go cancer could go right ahead and take over, and nobody would have a clue. i suggest finding a girl doctor to do this if u r realy that private. it must serioslly suck, but ur life may depend on it. dont tell anyone about this (and make ur mom promise not to) so that nobody makes a big deal out of it. i promise it wont take long at all.
2006-09-29 17:42:54 · answer #7 · answered by Dominique-Duh! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I acnnot believe that because of your "privacy" you would endanger your life. Your parents should have taken you to see a gyno as soon as you started your periods, to ensure that everything is OK, and No you wouldnt know yourself, thats why it takes years to train as a Gyno. A pediatrician is a Child doctor, you are not a child anymore, although by the way you have expressed yourself you are as petulant as a child. GROW UP , surely you cannot be so stupid as to risk your life because you are shy, do you really think any Gyno will be looking at you in any way but only professionally? If you think its embarassing , i suggest it will be even more embarassing when you have to have major surgery for ovarian or cervical cancer or even die. Your vagina has nothing to do with "self esteem" but your vagina has everything to do with your health so I suggest you get out of the kindergarden and act like the young adult you are meant to be. My daughter started to menstruate at 12 and she visited the gyno then and every year since.
2006-09-29 17:45:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Don't be scared. It won't hurt. There are certain diseases that women get even if they're not sexually active that they have to check for. Maybe your Mom can take you to a female gyn.
2006-09-29 17:39:46 · answer #9 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honey, i was told you should start going for paps once you've become sexually active; i personally dont like them because it makes me feel uncomfortable at the time, but once im done, im so glad i went. u need to make sure u go sweety . . . its nothing to be scared of . . . u should be more scared of what could possibly happen if u didnt go
2006-09-29 18:59:55 · answer #10 · answered by lil_bit . 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋