When was your first Gynecology Exam?

I was 17 I think. I was forced to go in order to get on birth control pills. I was so nervous but ended up being pretty comfortable and thought about it a lot later...

I was 16

I think I was 21

I was 17 I think.

Quite terrified!

I was 12 I have a rectal examination

I was 22. I was still a virgin at that point, but I knew that it was time to start going, plus I was going to be kicked off my dad's insurance 6 months after that. The doctor was very kind and gentle. I remember him joking about the gown, and making small talk with me as he laid me down and opened the gown for the breast exam.

as he laid me down and opened the gown for the breast exam.

Sounds like he helped you lie back and began your breast exam while you were lying down.

Yes. I'm sorry if my description was unclear. That's what he did.

Well, usually they start while you are sitting up, examining them as they are upright. And then they lie you down and examine them that way.

Well, usually they start while you are sitting up,

Nope mine are always examined while laying down only.

Mine have only been examined while laying down, as well.

I think I was 18 or 19 the first time. I really did not like it. Still don’t! Cold room, cold instruments and awkward small talk while someone is looking at and touching your private parts. Tho it is a necessary evil!

Age 18, summer of 2001 between high school and college. It's a necessary evil I have come to look forward to over the years. LOL

It's a necessary evil I have come to look forward to over the years. LOL

Come to look forward to over the years. Hmmmmmm.....

Age 18, summer of 2001 between high school and college. It's a necessary evil I have come to look forward to over the years. LOL

Was the exam part of the requirements for entering college? Who decided that you required a gynecological examination?

Was the exam part of the requirements for entering college? Who decided that you required a gynecological examination?

No, the exam was not part of the requirements for entering college. I decided to go for the exam, first and foremost to take care of my health and begin that "adult woman" part of health care, and I also wanted to discuss birth control options. I knew myself well enough to know that I would be having sex if I got into a relationship. I wanted to make sure my health was good and that I had the knowledge to protect myself.

Were you a virgin when you were first examined? Was the gynecologist male or female? Did you experience arousal during or after your examination?

Were you a virgin when you were first examined? Was the gynecologist male or female? Did you experience arousal during or after your examination?

Yes, I was a virgin when I had my first exam. I did not have sex with my boyfriend who I had been with for 3 1/2 years of high school. It was uncomfortable, and slightly painful, but nothing that I couldn't put up with for how brief a gyn exam really is. When I went the next summer, I was sexually active with the man I began dating around Thanksgiving of my freshman year, so it was not uncomfortable then and hasn't been since.

My gynecologist was (and is) male. I called a local doctor's group with ob-gyns and was just randomly "assigned" to one who was taking new patients at the time. I have been with him since that first visit. After that first exam was when my medfet began. I didn't know what it was at the time, but have learned quite a bit through the years.

16 I thought it was terrible!

16 I thought it was terrible!

It's always sad to see these young women who comment that their first exam was "terrible" or words to that effect.

Many of them will not continue to get ongoing exams and checkups... and thus will put their gynecologic health at risk over the years.

Just shows how important that very first visit to the gynecologist is and how the provider must do his or her best to make it an acceptable experience for the young woman.

Doc Geoff

Apparently it was not all that bad or left some kind of an impression as Shelle did not wind up here by accident....

I was 14 when I went on the pill

My doctor wanted to examine me down there first I found it embarrassing humiliating but also exciting

I was 17 my first time. My mother thought I had been sleeping with my boyfriend, so she drug me there to be put on the pill. I had seen a speculum online in lots of pictures, but nothing really compared to seeing one in real life. It was scary. It reminded me of mini version of the jaws of life. The thing looks like a frickin’ torture device. Of course it’s not nearly as scary now. The bark was much worse than the bite.

My mom scheduled me for an appointment with her doctor, a female, a couple of months after I started having periods. I started very early, I was just barely 11. It was not a big deal for me; I don't recall any pain or embarrassment. She had taken me with her when she went for her exam a few weeks before so I understood what would happen. I think I was more embarrassed watching her than during my first visit because she had a diaphragm fit check for a new prescription. I had seen my mom's diaphragm many times at home and read a book on contraception she gave but I had no real concept of how it worked until the Dr showed me

Dita

I was 18. It was with my mom's gynecologist.

I was 15 and my mother made the appointment as well. I really wasn't looking forward to it, but in the end it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be ...

My first med experience was attending when my then girlfriend had a medical exam the other side of the curtain. She was 18. I was so turned on and it's been a fetish ever since.

I have experienced a similar situation with my ex wife. She was also on the other side of a curtain. I could could hear clearly the doctor's instructions. I heard the doctor say "bring your knees up and let them fall apart" He must have performed a rectal exam also as I heard him say "You're impacted here"

I already had a medical fetish which began in childhood so this was quite an experience for me. I never discussed the experience with my wife however.

I'm embarrassed to say I was 34. I had just lost my virginity to someone I thought I loved and loved me in return. While he did take me to the appointment our relationship was short lived. That is not a story for here though.

Why being embarrassed for going the first time at 34? You didn't have any reason to go earlier and as you are still alive you didn't do anything wrong.

Everybody has to keep car of his/her own body there is no reason for embarrassement for being different than the "norm".