Could I go through life without ever going to the gynecologist?
December 4th, 2010Serious question, serious answers, please.
I am planning to stay sexually inactive for the rest of my life.
Will I be okay if I never go to the gynecologist?
I will remain sexually inactive. That is not the question. let me just get that one fact straight.
And I thought the reason for going to the gynecologist was for STD’s. So why would I need to go?
You could go through life without seing a gynecologist or other doctor for a vaginal exam, breast exam, and pap smear, but you’d be risking your health. Sexual activity is only one of many reasons for having these exams. You can develop problems in your female organs that are unrelated to sex. You do not have to have sex to develop cervical cancer or breast cancer. In addition, you can develop fibroids, uterine cancer, and ovarian cysts and cancer without regard to sexual activity.
Regular visits to the doctor will assure that you female organs are healthy and that, if a problem develops, it is caught and treated early. Please re-consider the idea of not going to the gynecologist. If you find tthe idea frightening or intimidating, you might want to find an understanding female physician to make the exam a little easier.



