Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
Tweens and Teens
Reply to "First gynecologist visit"
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 17yo has been going for a year. First started due to a health concern (diagnosed with PCOS) as well as for BC. Pelvic exams are not needed at this age unless there are concerns that require them.[/quote] So when are they needed?[/quote] Womens NP - not until first pap. Pelvic exam as a screening is a gyn “tradition” that has no evidence to support its use. The big names in women’s health have been saying this for decades and practice is finally catching up. This is not to say they are not important when evaluating symptoms, but please don’t put your daughters or yourself though an invasive exam that is not clinically meaningful.[/quote] And when is first pap recommended? That is what I’m getting at [/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
