Sentences with phrase «gynecologist exam»

STD testing, including HIV testing, isn't usually automatically part of your regular checkup or gynecologist exam — you have to ask for it directly.

STD testing isn't usually part of your regular checkup or gynecologist exam — you have to ask for it directly.

Not exact matches

Gynecologists have been using the same basic tool to conduct women's pelvic exams for more than 150 years: the duck - billed device known as the speculum.

I made two gynecologists check my boobs at my next follow - up exam, and they assured me that it was just a weird nursing lump.

Women need to be proactive and make sure a breast exam is performed when seeing their primary care providers or gynecologists.

The idea of seeing a gynecologist or having a pelvic exam can make a girl feel nervous, embarrassed, or scared.

Imagine a gynecologist suggesting that a husband accompany his wife to her pelvic exam and squeeze her breasts to «relax her» while the gynecologist inserts two fingers in the vagina for a bimanual exam (and demonstrating to the husband before hand just how to grab the wife's breasts and not feel embarrassed in front of the gynecologist).

Imagine a gynecologist (male or female) faced with a charge of inappropriate touching during a pelvic exam, claiming that massaging the clitoris makes women relax so that speculum exams are more pleasant.

Additionally, a provider may use this opportunity to conduct a breast exam and discuss breastfeeding.4 The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that mothers receive a postpartum care visit 4 - 6 weeks after delivery.5 In 2009 - 2010, nearly 90 percent of all mothers met this recommendation.

While you may want to wait until your daughter visits a gynecologist to get started with breast self - exams, here are three reasons why your encouragement is essential.

Many gynecologists will just do a regular health exam and talk to a girl about her development.

This is just like an annual exam with a gynecologist.

Yes, the age - old advice to see a gynecologist at least once a year for a checkup and pelvic exam generally still holds true.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists disagreed, sticking to its own recommendation of annual pelvic exams for all women ages 21 and over.

In a statement issued yesterday, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — which recommends an annual pelvic exam for women over 21 — announced that it would review the draft recommendation and consider whether there is a need to update its guidelines.

After having lots of challenges with hair loss and overall scalp thinning I brought it to the attention of my gynecologist when I was there for my yearly exam.

Sos that's, you know, that's illnesses, that's injuries, that's wellness checks and going to primary care doctor, to your annual exam with your gynecologist or, you know, going to the emergency room if you have, you know, if you were hit while riding your bike.

For instance, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advises, «A pelvic exam is not needed to get most forms of birth control from a health care provider except for the intrauterine device (IUD), diaphragm, and cervical cap.»