first smear tests- questions

caca · #1 02-23-2007, 05:49 PM

I was just wonderingto go do i really need to go for a smear test cos i haven;t slept with many people(1) As in i am not that sexually active but i am 22. also what questions will be asked etc please help.

Wildwoman · #2 02-23-2007, 05:54 PM

Women who are sexually active or over 18 should get regular pap tests.

I went to a new GYN a few months ago, so I've filled out the forms recently. Mostly standard medical stuff, have you ever had ____, do you have a family history of ____, etc. How many, if any, pregancies, live births, miscarragies, abortions. And how many sexual partners - which was kind of embarassing, because I'm old and I've been a relationship for years and years, so I had to kind of run through each year of college in my head and count on my fingers.

caca · #3 02-23-2007, 05:58 PM

hmm it will be easy for me just the 1 but still i am embrassed cos the gyn will prob be like whats wrong with her. i feel like i am gonna be judged!

Wildwoman · #4 02-23-2007, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by caca

i feel like i am gonna be judged!

I think everyone feels that, no matter what the number. Just think of it as the doctor sees lots of patients, and whatever you think you are, they've probably seen way more extreme versions.

Oh, and this was all forms in the waiting room, not questions they asked me in person. We really only talked about what I brought up.

caca · #5 02-23-2007, 06:12 PM

thank you for replying : )