Going to the Gyno - Which is Worse?

47 Comments

2 years 48 weeks

For me it's the total embarrassment. I find it embarrassing enough that I have to have such intimate procedures carried out (my husband doesn't!) and let a man do things to me that even my husband doesn't. Then to have to let someone else watch the entire proceedings, is just too much. I'm blushing from start to finish. I wish we could somehow have these intimate but necessary checks in a more anonymous way.

3 years 3 weeks

Agree that it's all bad so it's not easy to decide which is the worst. I suppose for me it's the fingers. The metal things are bad enough but the fingers seem just a bit too personal for me.

3 years 48 weeks

It's all so bad from start to finish that I don't really know what to say is the worst thing. What I probably hate the most isn't on your list. It's when he rotates the cursed speculum inside me then hearing and feel it being cranked opened. That is soooo uncomfortable!! @rubialala: How do you get your doc to use KY? None of the ones I've been to will ever do that. They claim it can interfere with the results.

4 years 9 weeks

I never had any issue with my previous exams and believed that this exam isn't be painful. Uncomfortable yet, but painful never. I have since experienced a very painful exam because the doctor used a speculum that was larger then my vagina could handle. She didn't warn me nor did she stop when I cried out in pain. This is totally unexceptable in my opinion. My dentist would never do anything to my mouth that would cause pain. Why do Doctors think it is OK to cause pain to a womans most sensitive body part? This was a female doctor too so that isn't any guarentee that you will get a sensitive exam. Yep sometimes there might be some pain, but if a doctor isn't responsive then they are at fault. Ladies it is time we stopped making nice and letting doctors get away with this. Before you lay back and spread your legs make sure you can trust that your dignity will be respected and if there wils going to be pain you have agreed to that. PS.. to the young girl that wanted your mother... sorry your doctor was a prick... don't ever settle for that kind of crap again... walk out before you let someone like that touch you again. If this exam is done correctly is should only cause some minor discomfort... maybe some pain, but it shouldn't be horrible pain!

4 years 9 weeks

skypoem 4 years 41 weeks

I love going to see my gyno! Haha x] For one thing, he's always very respectful and kind to me. He always has warm hands and he's very gentle. He's pretty cute too!! I KNOW I flirt with him without really meaning to! Oh, and the naked thing .. I think I look pretty good naked =P I'm only 20 (pretty young) - I don't have anything to be embarrassed/ashamed of!

sunshinedreams9 4 years 51 weeks

My gyno is ridiculous!! First of all, she gave me attitude when I wanted my mom in the room because it was my first time. She said it would "delay her schedule". So that worked me up before I even had my gown on. My exam hurt so bad. I don't see why they can't at least try to relax you with laughing gas like at the dentist or something like that. I went because I had to go on birth control because my periods are horrible but then it turns out I got depression from taking the pills so now I have to find a way to help my horrible cramps and heavy bleeding. Does anyone have any ideas? I would appreciate it. BTW, I wish I could have answered everyone of those options except the one where you don't mind going. :-P

Midnightkiss4u09 5 years 51 weeks

I dont think anybody enjoys going.

Daisy6264 6 years 50 m

All of it.

POPSUGAR Fitness 6 years 6 days

tlsgirl - that is SO insensitive and unnecessary. I'm glad u switched!

chatoyante 6 years 1 week

I really don't mind the appointment too much, except for the paper gown; I like knowing everything is OK. I figure if the doctor had any qualms about seeing the cathouse up close, he/she wouldn't have gone into gynecology. But sometimes I do feel like I should make conversation, against my better judgement, and it usually devolves into something like, "I can't believe insurance only lets me do this once a year! [long pause]"

tlsgirl 6 years 1 week

Oh, and one gyno felt the need to point out that I had razorburn! Gee, as though I didn't already know. I switched after that.

tlsgirl 6 years 1 week

All of the above, definitely.

jokergirl 6 years 1 week

It's an even score between the cold duck and the fact that most Gyns I've met so far are so annoyingly patronizing! I hate it when they don't tell you things because a) they think you're stupid or b) they pretend they know better and won't listen to you to begin with. Even when I provably did know better in hindsight sometimes.

KrisSugar 6 years 1 week

I am always terrified that I will toot while I'm on the table. I can't think of a worse position to be in and accidentally pass gas. I pray that it never happens!

bookgirl 6 years 1 week

Eww, I hate the scraping the most, for me it is very painful (I've discussed it with my friends and some can't even feel it). I do hate scootching and the paper gowns too, and the speculum is horrible.

POPSUGAR Fitness 6 years 1 week

Silvergirl - Really? So you're just siting there completely nude?

wackdoodle 6 years 1 week

Uggh...how did you know I have an emergency gyno appointment next week? Getting healthy, exercising tons and walking more than 10 miles a day has somehow triggered me to have horrible-horrible cramps and uterean swelling everyday, every hour of the day whether its period time or not. WHY? So my gynologist is lovely - on the whole I don't think about the procedures too much not to uncomfortable it only takes 15 to 20 minutes but I worry that later that day or week I will get a call say "Please come back to my office asap, it's important. We need to talk." Dreadful.

julieulie 6 years 1 week

BethS - Technically, the rectalvaginal exam is part of a pelvic exam, to feel for tumors that might be hiding behind the uterus or in the rectum. Most clinicians seem to skip out on it though (I've never had it done with any of my gynos) but it is taught in medical school as part of the exam.

BethS 6 years 1 week

Not to be gross, and I'm not joking around, but I've heard from a couple of friends that their gyno sticks their finger up their anus during the exam to check out the anal passage and whatnot, is that normal? None of my doctors have done that before (and I don't really want them to start)...

silvergirl 6 years 1 week

What scratchy paper gown? Here in Belgium (and it's the same everywhare in Europe) you simply take off your clothes - no big deal.

rubialala 6 years 1 week

the goopy K-Y stuff that they put on you to get the stuff to slide in. Then you have to wipe it off and if you're appt. is in the middle of the day then you have to go back to work all gooey and gross. Blech.

iffermay 6 years 1 week

While the scooching is bad, I think having my stiny ugly feet in the Dr.'s face along with other parts of by body just is too much. I need to bring a pair of clean socks to slip on before I go in the stirrups.

Advah 6 years 1 week

@Julieulie: tx! Not that I'm happy you had a painful exam, too, but it makes me feel better to know I'm not the only one. People are like 'nope, sometimes it's painful, but never that bad if everything's fine for you'. Well, duh!

glam sugar 6 years 1 week

The pumpkin scraping!