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Obtain Birth Control via no exam
Is it possible to receive birth control without an exam? Like the patch for example. (I don't mean condoms) Places like Planned Parenthood maybe?
My first pelvic exam was at Planned Parenthood. When they learned it was my first one, they signed me up with a silver-haired female ob-gyn with a soothing Southern accent, and she was great, gentle and explained everything, so I wasn't terrified. They charge on a sliding scale. It might be a place to go.
You can go and apply for state health insurance. It's pretty cheap and isn't too annoying to do. It's recommend starting at age 18, whether you are sexually active or not, to begin having a yearly exam done. Cervical cancer and other gynecological conditions can come at any age, so it's good to have the exam done. It's really for your best interest to have it done. No one likes getting the exam done, it's one of those things we want to avoid, but it needs to be done for our health. Just have to get it over with and as time goes on it gets easier and not so bothersome. Like later on for the mammogram, so not looking forward to it, but it has to be done. You'll feel better after you get it over with, it'll give you more peace of mind.
You don't have to be sexually active to need the exams and it doesn't matter if you had sex with 1 person or 1 million. I started going to the gynocologist when I was 16. I was getting b/c not b/c I was sexually active but to help regulate my periods and to ease my cramps. I've only "been with" 3 men in my life, one of them exclusively for the past 5 years (my husband) and I go every single year (this past year it's been more since I might have cervical cancer. They're keeping an eye on the abnormal cells) even now, with 1 sexual partner, for my exams. Why? For my health. To ensure that everything is working properly and there are no medical issues that need addressed.
There are state agencies that will help with health insurance. You just have to go and apply.
And like someone else said just talk to friends and family about who their doctor is. You can call and talk to the nurses and doctors until you find one that you are comfortable with. I've been with the same doctor for the past 9 1/2 years. I have seen 2 other doctors in the office but my main ob is one man, whom I trust completely. Before my very first exam he sat me down in his office and talked about EVERYTHING with me. He explained what the exams were for, what would be checked, how it would be checked and why. He then explained of medical things to me (family health history I have to start keeping an eye on) and what I could check on my own between visits.
There are state agencies that will help with health insurance. You just have to go and apply.
And like someone else said just talk to friends and family about who their doctor is. You can call and talk to the nurses and doctors until you find one that you are comfortable with. I've been with the same doctor for the past 9 1/2 years. I have seen 2 other doctors in the office but my main ob is one man, whom I trust completely. Before my very first exam he sat me down in his office and talked about EVERYTHING with me. He explained what the exams were for, what would be checked, how it would be checked and why. He then explained of medical things to me (family health history I have to start keeping an eye on) and what I could check on my own between visits.
Maybe. But I'm poor, and not ready, and have no health insurance. And a past doctor of mine wanted me to get an exam when I wasn't even sexually active. So I don't trust people too easily. I haven't had sex with more than 2 people ever and only one of them has had sex with me only, the other has had other sexual partners. How can I go to the doctors while I'm broke and have no insurance??
Ask around for a trusted doctor that others you know like. If family and friends think the doctor is good, then try that one and see how it goes. The exam should not hurt. It may be uncomfortable, but will not be painful. For your own health and well-being this is something you shouldn't keep putting off. Just get it over with, you'll feel better after you do.
Getting exams is EXTREMELY important. Yes it's scary, yes it's uncomfortable but it's necessary. How else will you find out if you have cervical cancer? If there is something wrong with the womanly aspect of your body? If everything is functioning properly down there?
And like Annie the only exam that was "painful" for me was when I was getting close to labor and that was only because of the position of the babies. If you would end up pregnant...you do know where the baby comes out of right? You do know that a doc, nurse and million other people are there to ensure the safety of not only you but the baby? I had an operating room full of people in there holding my legs and helping me get my twins out. Then they had to clean out whatever was left in. Gross yes, but a part of life. This is something we, as women, have to do to ensure our health. And men may have it a bit easier but I know my dh is dreading when he has to get his prostate exam. (Would you like to know how that works? It's just as uncomfortable and uneasy as a pelvic exam for a woman)
And like Annie the only exam that was "painful" for me was when I was getting close to labor and that was only because of the position of the babies. If you would end up pregnant...you do know where the baby comes out of right? You do know that a doc, nurse and million other people are there to ensure the safety of not only you but the baby? I had an operating room full of people in there holding my legs and helping me get my twins out. Then they had to clean out whatever was left in. Gross yes, but a part of life. This is something we, as women, have to do to ensure our health. And men may have it a bit easier but I know my dh is dreading when he has to get his prostate exam. (Would you like to know how that works? It's just as uncomfortable and uneasy as a pelvic exam for a woman)
You are saying you think the doctor is lying? Or the people who tell you that you need to get a pelvic exam every now and then are lying? Or that the people who say it doesn't hurt are lying? I don't think any of those are lying. A pelvic exam, in my experience, is sometimes just some pressure, and sometimes painful (depends on what is going on with me. The pelvic exams that hurt were the ones when I was 9 months pregnant and they were looking in to see if the baby's head was showing.)
What do you think will happen if you get pregnant, the doctor can't do exams? You might need to re-think your policy about who you will let touch you by then, because during labor I swear to God about 100 people touched me.
What do you think will happen if you get pregnant, the doctor can't do exams? You might need to re-think your policy about who you will let touch you by then, because during labor I swear to God about 100 people touched me.
I'm picky with people. Idk who I'd let touch me. And I've heard from people it hurts. And others say it doesn't. But I'm not fond of being lied to.
I know we all consider the are private and it's not fun having someone down there checking you, but it's for your own health! Without getting the exam done, you run the risk of many health conditions that can easily be prevented and/or treated early. Plus doctors who do these exams don't look at your body sexually, it's just another body part. I do highly recommend just going in for the exam. It is not the most comfortable thing, but it's just something we all have to do.
Yes, I am afraid. It is a violation and I'd probably punch the person to do such a thing to me. I guess I will forever never be on birth control and take my chances. Yes, ppl like me exist.
No. Any respectable doctor (including planned parenthood. Until my insurance kicks in that's where I go for my b/c and womanly appointments) give you an exam.
It is VERY important to get the exams and pap smears done once you're sexually active. It's how they find out if you have HPV, cervical cancer or any other abnormalities that need medical attention. Which if your sexual partner has had 1 or more other sexual partners besides yourself and you have unprotected sex (even once for just a few seconds) he could be a carrier now which means you could have it. HPV is one of the causes of cervical cancer in women.
It is VERY important to get the exams and pap smears done once you're sexually active. It's how they find out if you have HPV, cervical cancer or any other abnormalities that need medical attention. Which if your sexual partner has had 1 or more other sexual partners besides yourself and you have unprotected sex (even once for just a few seconds) he could be a carrier now which means you could have it. HPV is one of the causes of cervical cancer in women.
Any time I went to Planned Parenthood for the pill, they would examine me. It would be pretty irresponsible of any clinic to prescribe a drug that has such a profound effect on your body without an examination. You probably aren't going to find this. Are you afraid of the exam?
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