If there is a person you should never be ashamed of, it is your doctor's. Lying to the person whose job it is to help you monitor your health can do damage to your quality of life. Questions that you find embarrassing should always be brought to your doctor who will evaluate them correctly so that you can solve them. Remember, what may seem silly to you is something your doctor is used to hearing. Meet the most embarrassing issues for women, according to the Huffington Post website:
I rarely have sex. This is normal?
Dr. Susan Blum, founder of the Blum Health Center in Rye Brook? New York, and author of The Immune System Recovery Plan, said the most common problem for female patients is the fight against low sex drive. And it is important to bring this to the doctor so that they can both discuss strategies to make sex better, or to see if they are hormonal problems, or even to suggest psychological counseling, as emotional issues are usually involved.
What is that smell?
Stamford Hospital Gynecologist Shieva Ghofrany points out that it is very common for her patients to be ashamed to ask about a? Suspect? body odor. Dr. Ghofrany noted that patients often say in their office that they have a "fishy" odor. “They think this is their own problem, but it is not. It is very common?. It turns out that this odor, according to the gynecologist, is often a symptom of bacterial vaginosis, the most common vaginal infection among young women in the United States. The good news is that in most cases there are no serious complications.
Should I get an AIDS test?
There is a lot of information about the importance of testing for sexually transmitted diseases. But doctors say this remains a difficult subject for patients, especially women. Many STDs, such as chlamydia, can appear without symptoms but still cause serious damage to a woman's reproductive organs. This is why testing is essential. Ask!
I have herpes. Do I risk passing on to my partner?
This is not a question that Dr. Blum hears only from single women, or those who are widowed or divorced, but also from women who are married and are actively hiding their herpes from their spouse. There are two types of herpes: oral herpes, which causes sores in the mouth or face, and genital herpes, which affects the genital or anal area. Talking about your seizures with your doctor is essential. There are drugs on the market that can help stop the growth of the virus as well as natural supplements. Your doctor may also talk to you about ways to prevent the spread of the disease to your partner, such as using condoms, for example.
When am I most fertile?
This question is difficult to ask because women often feel that they are asking something so basic that they should already know. This is another case where women absolutely should not be shy when asking. Your doctor can help you find out when you are ovulating and how to synchronize your efforts. Is that why he is there? to help her figure it all out. You don't have to do it alone.
Do I need to have an orgasm to get pregnant?
Dr. Wendy Vitek, director of the fertility preservation program at the University of Rochester Fort Fertility Center, said this is a very common question. For women, the answer is no. But men have to ejaculate in order to get pregnant.
Should we try certain positions?
This question is very common, especially for women looking to get pregnant. There are some legends that say, putting your feet up, or putting a pillow under your buttocks, can help. But there has never been any clear data on position and pregnancy rates. The American Society of Reproductive Medicine states that there is no evidence that certain sexual positions can increase the chances of conception.
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