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ok, i'll get right to the point, what the heck is a gyno???? i'm 15/f and have a very sheltered life. does going to one hurt? what do they do to you exactally? i'm not sexually active, do i still have to go to one? no, i'm not that regular yet, but i don't seem to be having problems. but i'm nervous. so please help!

Gyno is short for Gynecologist. You should go to one if your under 18 and want birth control or are having any kind of female problems. Other than that, you probably wont have to go till your 18 and it is very important to go every year. Going to one can save your life. They check for STD's once every couple years (or when you tell them to) and they check for breast cancer and all the other kinds of female cancer. Here's what they do: (don't be frightened, everyone has to do it at some point in there lives, Ive done it for 8 years now and I promise the whole thing doesnt last more than 5 minutes-if that.
First, you put on a paper gown that covers nothing. Then you lay back and put your feet into the stirrups so that your legs will be spread. The doc then puts the spectrum in to open you up. They use a cotton swab to take a sample of your insides to send to a lab to check for cancer etc. They'll also check for any ugly discharge. When that is done, you get out of the stirrups but stay laying down. The doc will then do a breast exam to check for abnormal growths. You will then have a chance to talk about any concerns you may have. And then you are done.

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