so.... i know there are mom's out there who want to drive me there themselves....

[moshing-nekked.livejournal.com]

Ok so i may get yelled at here or have a few heads shaking but my mother never told me how to be a woman, she was rasied in a very strict catholic house...

ok so to the point.

i'm 23, never been to a OB/GYN.

i am sexually active with the same (only) guy for 2.5 years.

i've never had any Yeast Infections, Urinary Tract Infections, nothing.

the worst i've ever had is a reaction to trojan spermicial condoms and one lubricant i tried, but after switching products any sort of problems immediatly went away. and the reactions were no mere than a uncomfortable itch.

and i'm not nor have i ever been on BC, and i'd like to be, but i have some deep rooted fears..

now i told you about my mom, well my father has also passed down his fear of doctors unto me...

and i've heard that when they "speculum" you it hurts like no other.

so what i want to know is if i'm not having any vagina issues should i really see a vagina doctor? i don't even go to the dentist or doctor for check ups...

hell my car doesnt even get oil between oil changes...

well i also want to add that i've seen how helpful and wonderful this community is and want to thank you in advance and i am glad i'm now part of this.

Comments

[sidewinder.livejournal.com]

You should go. If you're sexually active, you owe it to yourself to go.

I'm 33 and I only went for the first time this year...never had any real problems down there so it never was on my mind to do so until now...and what do you know, my first pap smear came back "abnormal". Needless to say I was pretty shaken up because I was so convinced I had no health issues that I needed to monitor or worry about.

The speculum didn't hurt at all, quite honestly. The key is to simply relax and not get all tense and worked up about it. The only thing I felt was the tiniest tinge when they took the pap swab, and that was it! (Now, when I had to go back for follow-up testing because of my abnormal pap, that's another story.)

I'm just saying, do it. Even if you've only been with one person, you may have picked up something like HPV and not show any symptoms...and like me, that can lead to abnormal paps and conditions that need to be monitored in the future, even cancer.

It won't take long, it's not that uncomfortable, it shouldn't even be that expensive if (like me) you don't have insurance, and it could possibly save your life. There's really very little reason NOT to go.