cervical cancer<\/a>, shouldn't be excruciating. "To make it more comfortable, ask your doctor to use the teensiest speculum possible. If you're 25 and childless, you don't need the same size as a woman who has had six babies, if you catch my drift."<\/p>\nYour positioning can help, too: "Scootch all the way down the table," Dr. OConnell White says. "We want your cheeks hanging off so the muscles around the pelvis open up. That way we dont have to struggle to see the cervix."<\/p>\n
4. Internal exam<\/strong>
One or two gloved fingers are inserted into the vagina while the doc presses your abdomen with her other hand. "We're feeling the size and position of the uterus and ovaries,” Dr. OConnell White explains. It's not pleasant, Dr. Rankin adds. "But its important for making sure you don't have ovarian tumors or uterine fibroids.” You should also have a rectal exam, Dr. Wider says. "We're feeling for growths, blockages, or pain. It shouldnt hurt, and it's quick."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"IstockphotoFrom Health magazineWhat, exactly is your gyno hunting for when she lets her fingers do the walking? Find out now. 1. Clinical breast exam "We examine your breasts with both our eyes and hands, looking for lumps and bumps, changes in skin, and nipple discharge," Dr. Wider says. 2. External exam"When we separate the vaginal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}