for a check up (female)... what will he do - so i can be prepared.. will i have to undress, or is it ok with clothing on too! i am 15 and dont like showing my body to others!
2007-02-06 04:11:50 · 16 answers · asked by pretty_pink 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
If you are in the UK and it is for the Pill, they usually do not examine you, just take your height and blood pressure, and ask some questions. If it's a gynae exam , you need to take off the clothes from your bottom half (they let you leave your top on). My doc talks to me to reasuure me and it's done in a few minutes. They usually put a gel like KY Jelly on a instrument which holds your legs open and then gently take a sample from inside. Sometimes the doc has to feel with his fingers for lumps etc but it's all done professionally. My doc actually apologises to me that he has to do it! There is usually a screen to get changed behind and then you lay on the bed and the doc comes to you so he doesn't see you standing there in your birthday suite!Please don't worry the doc has done it many times before and it's never as bad as you think. The embarrassment goes with time and now I just get on with it when they ask (I've had a doc look "down there" at least 8 times cos I've got endometriosis!.
2007-02-06 04:45:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
for the most part an annual check up requires having your clothes on. unless it's an obgyn.(female body parts dr.) he'll just listen to your heart, lungs, check your ears,eyes, throat. if he finds something unusual he might have you undress. If you do have to undress he should have a nurse in there too. Just for your own security have your mom go with you. Relax there's really nothing to it. Good luck to you.
2007-02-06 04:21:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will have to undress, but usually they give you linens to put on. I was always the same way as you, so I just go to a female doctor. I'm sure the check up you are referring to is your pap, so go to a gynocologist. The gynocologist will do your breast exam, pelvic exam, and your pap smear. It doesn't take that long, but it is somewhat uncomfortable(because its so strange) the first few times. Just take deep breaths and think......that doctor sees hundreds of patients and does it all day long, so it will be no big deal.
2007-02-06 04:23:15 · answer #3 · answered by mommasquarepants 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just ring up and ask for a female doctor!!!! we all have to do these things hard at first but ya get use to it!!!!!! is it about the pill?? if so dont be worried u are not the only girl going in about it nor u wont be last but if u wud prefer a woman then ask for a woman doc!!! k k u'll b ok trust me
2007-02-06 04:15:41 · answer #4 · answered by misssherlock06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask for a female doctor and dont worry about it, my mother once told me that I was just like a machine to them and they see thousands of people and dont remember what anyone looks like. So thats how I always think of it, no one likes going for the first time and I hate people seeing my body but its just one of the things we have to do.
Please dont worry about it and just go, u will feel much better afterwards.
2007-02-07 04:52:26 · answer #5 · answered by Smiley_1714 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you're having sex, doctor's don't usually perform pelvic exams. There's no reason to. If you are having sex,then you will have to undress, but they will give you a paper gown to wear. The doctor will perform a breast exam, press on your abdomen, and do a vaginal and rectal exam. It's not as bad as it sounds. During my first exam, I stated at the ceiling and count the little holes in the tile until he was finished.
2007-02-06 04:21:19 · answer #6 · answered by curiousnktown 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
it will depend on the type of check up you are having.If you really do not feel comfortable with a male doc see a female one or a nurse.Check ups dont usually involve stripping.
2007-02-06 04:21:12 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel you on this subject...I was the exact same way when I was your age..But I realize I need to go to the doctor and I got over it...There is nothing to be a shame of..The doctor see hundreds of people everyday...They have saw it all...There is nothing they haven't already seen...Everything is keep confidential it is there job..You just have to go and get it over with..If it make you feel confortable just keep your eyes closed the whole time of the checkup.
2007-02-06 04:18:39 · answer #8 · answered by goodies100 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely do not end donning them!! i'm 5'6 and positioned on a uk 7, and that i'm not embarrassed in any respect! tips for making your feet seems smaller: a million-positioned on them under the pants 2-in case you opt to positioned on them over the pants, positioned on them with thick yet advantageous&soft socks which you will roll over the boots: your legs will seems skinnier and your feets smaller! 3-positioned on them unlaced, so as that the precise of the boots seems larger than something. desire this facilitates!
2016-09-28 12:12:25 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doctor's are professionals and do check ups on many people, so there's no need to feel embarassed.
2007-02-06 04:17:55 · answer #10 · answered by T4_b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋