Body + soul

Friday, March 20, 2009

When should you take your daughter to the gynecologist? The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology recommends having an initial visit with a gynecologist between the ages of 13 and 15.

It's designed to be a preventive care visit and serves as an opportunity for young women to establish a relationship with a gynecologist.

It also allows the doctor to screen young women for high-risk behaviors and discuss HPV vaccination.

The gynecologist is explicitly discouraged from doing a routine screening pelvic exam at this visit.

A pelvic exam would be indicated only if the medical history revealed certain physical complaints or a high-risk sexual history.

- Dr. Ashlyn Savage, MUSC

Share this story:

E-mail this story

Printer-friendly version

Copy and paste the link:

Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.

Notice about comments:

Postandcourier.com is pleased to offer readers the enhanced ability to comment on stories. We expect our readers to engage in lively, yet civil discourse. Postandcourier.com does not edit user submitted statements and we cannot promise that readers will not occasionally find offensive or inaccurate comments posted in the comments area. Responsibility for the statements posted lies with the person submitting the comment, not postandcourier.com. If you find a comment that is objectionable, please click "report abuse" and we will review it for possible removal. Please be reminded, however, that in accordance with our Terms of Use and federal law, we are under no obligation to remove any third party comments posted on our website. Read our full Terms and Conditions.

Users can now build user-to-user connections, follow friends' recent posts, add an avatar that fits their personality, and more. If you have posted here before you'll need to sign up again, or if you've never posted before, start now by signing up!

Body + soul

Comments

Sponsored Links