Q: papsmears and ob-gyn's

**Ana Gram** · 06-04-2006 14:33

I know I am going to get all of you lecturing me about this but I have never had one and I most likely won't. The very thought of it makes my skin crawl.

**Chickadee** · 06-04-2006 14:40

Chelle, I won't lecture you cause it won't do any good. But I think you're taking a huge risk with your life

Those stakes are too high for me to gamble with.

**bronny-jane** · 06-04-2006 14:41

its not as bad as you'd think, me and my friends freaked out for a while about them, but its so quick. its worth getting one. my brothers girlfriend is 19 and put hers off for a while, then finally did it and she found out there were abnormal cells, had to get them "fixed".

**ElizaDee** · 06-04-2006 15:25

Ok I hate them, I have found male dr's are actually gentler than the females. I had a female dr (for my first one ever) and she just shoved it in and it hurt! Told me to shut up and get used to it... don't think she liked sex either

I was told that when you become sexually active you should have one every 2yrs.

I had gone a while and not had one done for about 3 1/2 yrs and my OB picked up on this, I am currently 18 weeks pg and he just did one on me, so why did you have to wait????

**kacey** · 06-04-2006 15:41

You're not alone Chellegoth, never had one, probably never will. Get asked by my gp every year, and we talk about it at length. He understands my reasons, and that's that. I said I'll reconsider after having a baby, and I will think about it, but I can't say giving birth will change my reasons.

**Puk** · 06-04-2006 16:02

I'm a little confused about why you wouldn't have one. Is it the discomfort and embarrassment? Because personally i think it would be much more embarrassing and uncomfortable to have to show someone how much wee you can do before they shove a drip in your arm and pour poison into your bloodstream!

My mum had cervical cancer and although she is now in remission she will never be the same again. The radiotherapy fried her bowels, among other things, and she's in constant pain and may end up with a colostomy bag! I'd much rather do a pap smear every 2 years than go through that thank you very much.

I prefer a male doctor, i don't really know why. I don't find them painful or necessarily all that uncomfortable, it's over in a matter of minutes and you're done for another 2 years.

I can't help with the other questions as i've never had a child.

**melfunction** · 06-04-2006 16:05

I know I am going to get all of you lecturing me about this but I have never had one and I most likely won't. The very thought of it makes my skin crawl.

Do it for your child.

**Seekrit** · 06-04-2006 16:31

Puk and KM!!!

**KiLLaKaZ** · 08-04-2006 04:32

i'm also in the category of 'too scared/ embarrassed, haven't had one'!! i'm EXTREMELY shy & am more scared of doctors/ miudwives seeing me "down there" when in labour than of the actual labour pains, etc!! also, i haven't been able to ASK for one... i don't have a gp & it's hard to get into ANY around here (no one's taking on new patients!!!) but, not just that, i'm too shy to actually ASK for one...

i think maybe after giving birth that problem *may* be solved, if not i'll force myself into it... after all, i may never see that doctor EVER again (or at least not for another 2 years)...

**veve** · 08-04-2006 06:21

oh I hate them oh I hate them oh I hate them oh I hate them

I agrre though... they ARE necessary - I would much rather find no cancer ever... but if it is there - I would rather find it early (one lady on a hospital tv show (reality) had to have her uterus... vagina.. and colon (sp?) removed- that kinda stuff freaks me out ... so taking a few cells every few years I guess is really easy

)

oh pukky

I'm sorry about your mum... and I'm sorry you have had to watch her go through it

no one likes to have a sick mummy.....

xx