Why are gynelogical exams so embaressing, painful and down right degrading?!
Question: Why are gynelogical exams so embaressing, painful and down right degrading!?
If I didn't have cancer running so rampant in my family, I swear I'd never set foot in another stirrup for as long as I live!.
I can deal with a colonoscopy before having a yearly well woman exam!. I need to take a huge does of valium to "get through it" without having an anxiety attack during this degrading and dehumanizing experience!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I can deal with a colonoscopy before having a yearly well woman exam!. I need to take a huge does of valium to "get through it" without having an anxiety attack during this degrading and dehumanizing experience!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Oh God, I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one that feels EXACTLY like you do!!!!!! I have to take 2-3 xanex, have someone drive me to the gyn office, push me in the door, stay in the room with me (as a witness!.!.!.I had an gyno molest me years ago,) then drive me home!.
I actually have to be so drugged that I'm barely conscious to have this mortifyingly, dehumanizing and degrading exam done every year!. I'm at the point in my life that I think I'm going to cut it down to going every 2 or 3 years now!. I'm past child bearing age and have no real issues now (thank God!.) It's too much for my mental health to have to go through this torture on a yearly basis!.!.!.!.a few times I actually almost OD'd before I went in just to be able to get thru it!.!.!.!.
If you can go every year and do it like it's nothing, more power to you!. I'm jealous!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I actually have to be so drugged that I'm barely conscious to have this mortifyingly, dehumanizing and degrading exam done every year!. I'm at the point in my life that I think I'm going to cut it down to going every 2 or 3 years now!. I'm past child bearing age and have no real issues now (thank God!.) It's too much for my mental health to have to go through this torture on a yearly basis!.!.!.!.a few times I actually almost OD'd before I went in just to be able to get thru it!.!.!.!.
If you can go every year and do it like it's nothing, more power to you!. I'm jealous!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If you feel degraded and dehumanized you need to find a new doctor!. Sure it's uncomfortable for a few seconds, but until they find a way to do exams and Pap smears without actually going up there, that's the way it works!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
i personally have no prob with going to teh gyno - im pretty comfortable with my body!. I think a lot of women have trouble with it cause they are taught to think their lady parts are dirty or shamefull which is really sad to me!. Be proud to be a woman!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
i dont feel degraded at all at the doctors office!. i respect myself enought to make sure that i am healthy and take care of myself!. you just need to relax!. doctors arent trying to dehumanize you, they are trying to keep you healthyWww@Answer-Health@Com
Take some tranquilizers before you go!.!.!.!.or a few stiff drinks!. Bring someone with you AND have them go in the exam room with you!.
I'd rather have bamboo shoved under my fingernails than go to the gyn!. I can't do it w/o drugs and/or alchohol!.!.!.it's THAT god-awful!!! And you're right it IS degrading and dehumanizing to have someone's face in your private stuff, poking and probing at your front and back!.!.!.I'm having getting an anxiety attack just thinking about it!.!.!.!.yikes!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
I'd rather have bamboo shoved under my fingernails than go to the gyn!. I can't do it w/o drugs and/or alchohol!.!.!.it's THAT god-awful!!! And you're right it IS degrading and dehumanizing to have someone's face in your private stuff, poking and probing at your front and back!.!.!.I'm having getting an anxiety attack just thinking about it!.!.!.!.yikes!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
I can only say that it is all in how you look at it!. The first time I had one I felt the same way!. Then I realized it's the same as any other yearly health exam you would have!. A preventative measure to make sure that there isn't anything wrong!. I also think that your doctor has a lot to do with it!. If you aren't comfortable with the doctor who is performing the exam to begin with it only makes it worse!. Try some relaxation teqniques such as visualizing your self somewhere relaxing, or talk to your Dr!. to see if he/she would mind if you listen to some relaxing music!. Your doc should be very understanding about your situation!. If they aren't I would get a new one!.Www@Answer-Health@Com