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No Place I Hate More...
3 years ago
...Than the gynecologist.
And I'm going tomorrow.
(If talk of the genitals bothers you, you might want to skip reading this journal.)
I haven't gone in seven years. I used to be forced to go because unless I was on birth control I wouldn't have a period. No longer needing it, I no longer needed to see a gynecologist.
But I've been facing stomach pain (most likely culprit: a gallbladder that's already known to work poorly), and am waiting to see a gastroenterologist. And I got paranoid about ovarian cancer.
My first-ever visit to the gynecologist as a teenager was bad, and set the stage for every visit to come. Ever since that first trip, I've absolutely hated it. For those without female body parts and unaware of what visiting such a doctor entails, they stick metal and their fingers up your vagina, and feel your breasts. Apparently for some a ''pelvic exam'' is only uncomfortable, but for me it's downright painful.
On top of being painful, I find the whole process violating and dehumanizing. You're questioned about your sex life, and as someone who's never been sexually active, I honestly don't know if they believe me. Even if I was, it would be with women and I thus have no need for family planning.
I just want to get in there, be told ''you're fine'', get the hell out, and not go again for years.
And I'm going tomorrow.
(If talk of the genitals bothers you, you might want to skip reading this journal.)
I haven't gone in seven years. I used to be forced to go because unless I was on birth control I wouldn't have a period. No longer needing it, I no longer needed to see a gynecologist.
But I've been facing stomach pain (most likely culprit: a gallbladder that's already known to work poorly), and am waiting to see a gastroenterologist. And I got paranoid about ovarian cancer.
My first-ever visit to the gynecologist as a teenager was bad, and set the stage for every visit to come. Ever since that first trip, I've absolutely hated it. For those without female body parts and unaware of what visiting such a doctor entails, they stick metal and their fingers up your vagina, and feel your breasts. Apparently for some a ''pelvic exam'' is only uncomfortable, but for me it's downright painful.
On top of being painful, I find the whole process violating and dehumanizing. You're questioned about your sex life, and as someone who's never been sexually active, I honestly don't know if they believe me. Even if I was, it would be with women and I thus have no need for family planning.
I just want to get in there, be told ''you're fine'', get the hell out, and not go again for years.
