I agree, one time I had my period for almost 3 weeks, I am 18 now, but I was I think 14 or 15 and my mom did not take me to the gynecologist because I was a virgin and she was afraid of the doctor breaking it by accident (I am still a virgin). What if I had something really serious wrong with me? Anyway I am going to show this website to my mom and hopefully she will be different with my little sisters.
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Hye Woman Health
5/16/2012 03:38:56 pm
Hi Serine,
Thank you for sharing. It’s amazing how similar our experiences are, I too had a very irregular menstrual cycle as a young teen, however my mother would not even consider taking me to a GYN. I wish I had something like this website to show to my mother as well.
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Lily Kirakosyan
5/16/2012 03:55:56 pm
I am 23 years old, and I have never been to a GYN check up, I used think you don't really need to unless you are sexually active, but recently I've learned that it's not healthy to wait so long. I really liked your resource links, I was surprised learn that 16 is a good age to start check ups.
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Hye Woman Health
5/16/2012 03:57:09 pm
Hi Lily,
I am so happy to hear that this website was helpful to you. No, you should not wait until you are sexually active to visit a GYN, annual check-ups and pap smears are wise
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