When to do first gyn visit for teen?

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Anonymous wrote:If I had a male PCP who didn't understand women's issues, I might see a gyne but I have a PCP who does all kinds of women's health so need for a gyne for routine care.

Agree with this. Haven't seen a gyn since my last post partum visit about 10 years ago. Have pap done every 5 years by pcp. She also prescribes birth control. I don’t think ill ever see a gyn again.

For daughters i would focus on finding them a solid female pcp that can cover all things.

So dumb.

DP. So rude.
Can we just agree that people and doctors vary? What might not work in some situations might work for others? Sheesh.

No, I will not validate ignorance or ignoring medical advice.

What medical advice did PP ignore? They are getting their pap done every 5 years. That is the current medical advice unless you have issues or complications that PP did not mention having.

Pap smear is only one tool that the GYNs use to assess health. It is extremely irresponsible to wait until your child has gyn issues to take them to the GYN.

According to what authority?

https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2020/10/the-initial-reproductive-health-visit

Read the thread!!!!

I did not see anything in there that requires all of that be done by a GYN. My kid’s pediatricians did all of that.

No, they didn't.

They absolutely did.

Correction. Maybe they did not ask the invasive, grooming-adjacent questions about masturbation and transgender stuff. Which I’m ok with.

Oh so you are a lunatic, just as suspected.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I had a male PCP who didn't understand women's issues, I might see a gyne but I have a PCP who does all kinds of women's health so need for a gyne for routine care.

Agree with this. Haven't seen a gyn since my last post partum visit about 10 years ago. Have pap done every 5 years by pcp. She also prescribes birth control. I don’t think ill ever see a gyn again.

For daughters i would focus on finding them a solid female pcp that can cover all things.

So dumb.

DP. So rude.
Can we just agree that people and doctors vary? What might not work in some situations might work for others? Sheesh.

No, I will not validate ignorance or ignoring medical advice.

You know that the ACOG has a vested interest in making sure you see a gyn every year, right? There's really no reason for an internal exam each year, unless perhaps you have changing partners.

I hope you never go to any doctor EVER. Just stay home and die. Don't let any of them fool you into thinking you need to see them for your own good.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I had a male PCP who didn't understand women's issues, I might see a gyne but I have a PCP who does all kinds of women's health so need for a gyne for routine care.

Agree with this. Haven't seen a gyn since my last post partum visit about 10 years ago. Have pap done every 5 years by pcp. She also prescribes birth control. I don’t think ill ever see a gyn again.

For daughters i would focus on finding them a solid female pcp that can cover all things.

So dumb.

DP. So rude.
Can we just agree that people and doctors vary? What might not work in some situations might work for others? Sheesh.

No, I will not validate ignorance or ignoring medical advice.

You know that the ACOG has a vested interest in making sure you see a gyn every year, right? There's really no reason for an internal exam each year, unless perhaps you have changing partners.

I hope you never go to any doctor EVER. Just stay home and die. Don't let any of them fool you into thinking you need to see them for your own good.

Ad hominem attacks are the refuge of those with no real argument.

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Anonymous wrote:Teens don't need to go to the gynecologist. Gyne's are specialists who you see if there is an issue.

Their regular doctor can handle questions about birth control / sex etc.

Disagree. Mine hasn’t gone yet, but I plan on taking her this summer before she goes to college. There was a long thread about this a few weeks ago.

It’s really hard and long waits to be seen by a gyn as a new patient with no issue. Don’t waste their time and take up needed spots to others. If all your teen needs is the safe sex and birth control options talk (and a prescription), the pediatrician or family doctor are completely qualified and do this all the time.

One way to avoid this is to build a relationship with doctor before an issue presents itself. Like, perhaps when you’re 17/18.

So you are going to have her meet and build a relationship with every kind of specialist just in case down the road she has an issue? Bizarre. She doesn't need to see a neurologist or a cardiologist or a gynecologist or an internist or a hematologist or a psychiatrist as a teen to build a relationship in case she has a future health issue.

That’s not the same. Almost all women will need an Ob/Gyn throughout their lives. I don’t think I would trust the pediatrician to be up on the newest birth control and what’s best for each patient.

Sure, but for a teen, it may be decades before they have a need for a GYN specifically.

What?????? How can so many of you be this ignorant about your own health????

A first pap is recommended at 21, regardless of sexual activity. What would you need to specifically see a
GYN for before that? PCP can write for birth control and many can also do a pap. Paps are recommended every 3-5 yrs now, same for pelvic exams. Most women don’t need to see a gynecologist at all and certainly not yearly unless you have a specific problem. My mom say a gynecologist all the time, and I recall having to get a pelvic exam yearly in my 20s because doctors wouldn’t write the script without a pelvic exam, same for the day after pill, you had to get a pelvic exam to get the script. But this is now outdated practice and it has show to not be beneficial to be given these frequent pelvic exams.

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Anonymous wrote:If I had a male PCP who didn't understand women's issues, I might see a gyne but I have a PCP who does all kinds of women's health so need for a gyne for routine care.

Agree with this. Haven't seen a gyn since my last post partum visit about 10 years ago. Have pap done every 5 years by pcp. She also prescribes birth control. I don’t think ill ever see a gyn again.

For daughters i would focus on finding them a solid female pcp that can cover all things.

So dumb.

DP. So rude.
Can we just agree that people and doctors vary? What might not work in some situations might work for others? Sheesh.

No, I will not validate ignorance or ignoring medical advice.

You know that the ACOG has a vested interest in making sure you see a gyn every year, right? There's really no reason for an internal exam each year, unless perhaps you have changing partners.

I hope you never go to any doctor EVER. Just stay home and die. Don't let any of them fool you into thinking you need to see them for your own good.

Ad hominem attacks are the refuge of those with no real argument.

I sincerely hope you didn't pass your genes to your daughter and that she is a hell of a lot smarter than you.

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Anonymous wrote:If I had a male PCP who didn't understand women's issues, I might see a gyne but I have a PCP who does all kinds of women's health so need for a gyne for routine care.

Agree with this. Haven't seen a gyn since my last post partum visit about 10 years ago. Have pap done every 5 years by pcp. She also prescribes birth control. I don’t think ill ever see a gyn again.

For daughters i would focus on finding them a solid female pcp that can cover all things.

So dumb.

DP. So rude.
Can we just agree that people and doctors vary? What might not work in some situations might work for others? Sheesh.

No, I will not validate ignorance or ignoring medical advice.

You know that the ACOG has a vested interest in making sure you see a gyn every year, right? There's really no reason for an internal exam each year, unless perhaps you have changing partners.

I hope you never go to any doctor EVER. Just stay home and die. Don't let any of them fool you into thinking you need to see them for your own good.

Ad hominem attacks are the refuge of those with no real argument.

I sincerely hope you didn't pass your genes to your daughter and that she is a hell of a lot smarter than you.

Case in point.

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Anonymous wrote:If I had a male PCP who didn't understand women's issues, I might see a gyne but I have a PCP who does all kinds of women's health so need for a gyne for routine care.

Agree with this. Haven't seen a gyn since my last post partum visit about 10 years ago. Have pap done every 5 years by pcp. She also prescribes birth control. I don’t think ill ever see a gyn again.

For daughters i would focus on finding them a solid female pcp that can cover all things.

So dumb.

DP. So rude.
Can we just agree that people and doctors vary? What might not work in some situations might work for others? Sheesh.

No, I will not validate ignorance or ignoring medical advice.

You know that the ACOG has a vested interest in making sure you see a gyn every year, right? There's really no reason for an internal exam each year, unless perhaps you have changing partners.

I hope you never go to any doctor EVER. Just stay home and die. Don't let any of them fool you into thinking you need to see them for your own good.

Ad hominem attacks are the refuge of those with no real argument.

I sincerely hope you didn't pass your genes to your daughter and that she is a hell of a lot smarter than you.

Case in point.

Why would a debate an idiot? All you deserve are insults. You have all the information available to the rest of us, and choose to ignore it. Own your dumb choices.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I had a male PCP who didn't understand women's issues, I might see a gyne but I have a PCP who does all kinds of women's health so need for a gyne for routine care.

Agree with this. Haven't seen a gyn since my last post partum visit about 10 years ago. Have pap done every 5 years by pcp. She also prescribes birth control. I don’t think ill ever see a gyn again.

For daughters i would focus on finding them a solid female pcp that can cover all things.

So dumb.

DP. So rude.
Can we just agree that people and doctors vary? What might not work in some situations might work for others? Sheesh.

No, I will not validate ignorance or ignoring medical advice.

What medical advice did PP ignore? They are getting their pap done every 5 years. That is the current medical advice unless you have issues or complications that PP did not mention having.

Pap smear is only one tool that the GYNs use to assess health. It is extremely irresponsible to wait until your child has gyn issues to take them to the GYN.

According to what authority?

https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2020/10/the-initial-reproductive-health-visit

Read the thread!!!!

I did not see anything in there that requires all of that be done by a GYN. My kid’s pediatricians did all of that.

No, they didn't.

They absolutely did.

Correction. Maybe they did not ask the invasive, grooming-adjacent questions about masturbation and transgender stuff. Which I’m ok with.

Oh so you are a lunatic, just as suspected.

Better lunatic than rabies.

[Anonymous]

Who are you people getting yearly pelvic exams at the GYN? This is very dated. Please don’t tell your daughter she needs to do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who are you people getting yearly pelvic exams at the GYN? This is very dated. Please don’t tell your daughter she needs to do this.

No one. The issue is when to go to the GYN for the first time.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I had a male PCP who didn't understand women's issues, I might see a gyne but I have a PCP who does all kinds of women's health so need for a gyne for routine care.

Agree with this. Haven't seen a gyn since my last post partum visit about 10 years ago. Have pap done every 5 years by pcp. She also prescribes birth control. I don’t think ill ever see a gyn again.

For daughters i would focus on finding them a solid female pcp that can cover all things.

So dumb.

DP. So rude.
Can we just agree that people and doctors vary? What might not work in some situations might work for others? Sheesh.

No, I will not validate ignorance or ignoring medical advice.

You know that the ACOG has a vested interest in making sure you see a gyn every year, right? There's really no reason for an internal exam each year, unless perhaps you have changing partners.

I hope you never go to any doctor EVER. Just stay home and die. Don't let any of them fool you into thinking you need to see them for your own good.

Ad hominem attacks are the refuge of those with no real argument.

I sincerely hope you didn't pass your genes to your daughter and that she is a hell of a lot smarter than you.

Case in point.

Why would a debate an idiot? All you deserve are insults. You have all the information available to the rest of us, and choose to ignore it. Own your dumb choices.

What, exactly, is being ignored? Spell it out.

My teen daughter has received age appropriate care and treatment from her PCP which addressed her reproductive health, puberty, and overall well being. She is not sexually active but understands that when she becomes sexually active, she should see a gyn. I am 100 percent certain that this is fine. There is no need for her to have a pelvic exam at this time. You are freaking out over nothing.

[Anonymous]

You don’t have to go to the doctor to get a so, you can do it at home. For many, a pelvic exam is unpleasant and unnecessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don’t have to go to the doctor to get a so, you can do it at home. For many, a pelvic exam is unpleasant and unnecessary.

Not “so”, I meant Pap smear.
Teal wand gets mailed to you and you mail it back. Less invasive

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t have to go to the doctor to get a so, you can do it at home. For many, a pelvic exam is unpleasant and unnecessary.

Not “so”, I meant Pap smear.
Teal wand gets mailed to you and you mail it back. Less invasive

The lunacy continues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t have to go to the doctor to get a so, you can do it at home. For many, a pelvic exam is unpleasant and unnecessary.

Not “so”, I meant Pap smear.
Teal wand gets mailed to you and you mail it back. Less invasive

Hard pass on that one.