What is going to the gynocologist for the first time like?

Question

I don't know how to ask my mom to take me, i'm 16, but i'm plannning on having sex with me boyfriend soon too. what'll happen there??

Answer 1

When it comes to telling your mom just be honest with her about why you want to go. She will appreciate you being honest with her, or tell her that you are having some problems with your period (if you are then that would be truthful as well because if there is something is going on

As for what they will do when you get there. They will insert a special instrument called a speculum (which looks like the bill of a duck) that allows them to be able to see in to your vagina to check the discharge to make sure no infection is going on. They will also probably do a pap smear at this time. A special brush is used to take cells from the cervix that then gets put on a slide that is sent off to a lab for analysis. They are checking to make sure that there is no abnormalities in those cells that can mean cancer.

Some spotting for a couple of days afterward is normal because of the irritation caused by the brush. If it continues past that then you need to let the dr know.

After the dr is done with the pap smear they will do an exam of your uterus, ovaries, and tubes to make sure there are no abnormalities with regard to shape, and size and also no masses such as cysts.

The dr will also ask about your overall medical history (certain medical conditions can make taking the pill very risky for some women) and answer any other questions you have.

If you have other questions for me about going to the gynecologist please feel free to e-mail or IM me privately any time.

Answer 2

I took my 15 year old daughter because she had a cyst on her ovary. She was a virgin and she said the doctor could not do the exam because it would break her hymen and my daughter flat refused to let her do that. I left the room to give my daughter total privacy but I asked her about how it went. She was embarrassed of course but the doctor was a young female and that made all the difference in the world. My daughter was much more at ease with this particular doctor.
How to ask your mom is a totally different story. Do you think she will yell at you, lecture you,or worse yet cry? If so go to a family planning clinic. You don't have to tell you mom and they can't tell her either. It's a big huge breech of your privacy.
I do wish you would wait until you are older but if you can't or won't wait then you are doing the most responsible thing that you can do. For that you need to be applauded!