Please help, best answer 5 stars: How do I relax & reduce pain when I get my!
Question: Please help, best answer 5 stars: How do I relax & reduce pain when I get my pap test?
Tomorrow I am getting my first pap test. I am 23 & this should've been done a couple yrs ago, but my dr barely started to try & was excruciating pain so she stopped. It felt like somone was literally stabbing me with a knife! I have a very thick hymen that covers most of my vagina. It is very tight down there. I'm a virgin. How can I reduce pain tomorrow? I'm scared to death.. And to top it off, I think I have vaginismus -- basically the vaginal walls/muscles tense up when anything/anyone goes near my vagina. That's what my ex said when he would try to touch me down there. I can believe it. I can't control it.. I've also never tried tampons because I was too scared of the pain & it's too tight. Is it possible I'll bleed tomorrow? Please help. I am so scared & embarrassed!! :(
Answers:
Are you going to the same doctor?
Speculums come in different sizes, she should be using the smallest one available.
If you still find it painful, I don't see why you can't request that she use a local anesthetic like lidocaine.
If that isn't an option, you can always tell her to stop.
If you're having serious issues with your hymen, you can get surgery to have it cut open, which should solve part of the problem. If it hurts to much to go through with it, you should consider bringing up surgery to your doctor.