I've never been to a GYNO??
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Hi.
It may be helpful to narrow your search to women. I feel more comfortable with someone of my gender, myself.
Now, as to selecting the person, do you have health insurance? If you do, you can sometimes just look at the list provided by the company, looking for location, gender, and languages spoken.
If not, try asking your mom, friends, etc. for a recommendation.
Don't be scared. It's not pleasant but it's certainly not painful.
The gynecologist (who may be a nurse practitioner or a regular MD or a gynecological specialist) should set you at ease. She should talk to you and explain exactly what she's going to do and make sure you understand.
Other tips: You can ask for a pediatric speculum, which is smaller than standard size.
If the intent is to get a prescription for birth control pills, be sure to mention that up front when setting the appointment. Sometimes they will not write such prescriptions, and it's better to know up front so you can find someone else.
If you fear that something is "wrong" down there, explain this to the doctor. More than likely everything is fine, but the doctor can check for special problems.
Good luck, and don't be scared. It's no big deal.
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your best bet to make you feel comfy is going to be to search out a female gyno. talk with your regular physician and tell them your concerns, and they can recommend someone to you.
as far as being scared, i totally was the first time, and i'm sure that almost every other woman was too. its gonna feel uncomfortable at first and really weird, but good gynos will make the environment and atmosphere comfortable. they understand how scared some women are of it.
but like i said, find a female gynocologist. that will be the easiest way for you to feel as comfy as you can.
I don't know if you've ever held a job but whatever you do for a living, you become very accustomed to it and it becomes routine. Same thing for pelvic exams.
The first time I gave a pelvic exam was quite an experience.its really something to wrap you mind around penetrating a woman you don't know.now many, many exams later, it is routine.
I've heard women say they worry about all kinds of things when they go for the exam. I assure you that not one of them crosses my mind - except in medical terms- when I am doing the exam (e.g. patient attractiveness, pubic hair maintenance, large labia, small labia, odor, etc, etc). Of course I approach my job in a much different way than I would a woman in my personal life.
I am interested in making sure you are healthy, collecting an ideal sample so it doesn't have to be done again, and making the patient as comfortable as possible. I usually engage in casual conversation with the patient or the nurse to try to help take the patent's mind off of what's going on, warm up the speculum and drape the patient in a way as to be as discreet as possible. The exam should be quite brief and should not be physically painful though some patients say it is mildly uncomfortable.
I see there are a lot of suggestions to go to a female provider - an there are more female providers in that field than males. Nonetheless unless it something that really upsets you, I might keep an open mind toward either gender. If you have a friend or relative that goes to a man OB/GYN and recommends him, I am sure he will help you feel plenty comfortable.
Try to relax. Think about something else while the exam is being done. It will go fine
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