{"id":358165,"date":"2017-01-28T09:16:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T09:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/lifestyle\/2017\/01\/28\/things-your-ob-gyn-really-wants-to-tell-you\/"},"modified":"2017-01-28T09:16:35","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T09:16:35","slug":"things-your-ob-gyn-really-wants-to-tell-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/01\/28\/things-your-ob-gyn-really-wants-to-tell-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Things Your Ob-Gyn Really Wants To Tell You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>It\u2019s the telltale predicament you always seem to find yourself in: It\u2019s the night before your gyno appointment, and all of a sudden it hits you\u2014your downstairs region isn\u2019t exactly, err, groomed. If the thought of stripping down without a clean-up drives you bonkers, go ahead and do what you have to do.\u00a0Otherwise, forget about it, because your gyno doesn\u2019t care. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to shave your legs or wax your vulva,\u201d says Draion M. Burch, D.O., a board-certified ob-gyn and sexual health advisor.. \u201cI\u2019m not paying any attention to those things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15445\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/7-things-your-ob-gyn-wont-tell-you-but-really-wants-to-ss1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7-things-your-ob-gyn-wont-tell-you-but-really-wants-to-ss1.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7-things-your-ob-gyn-wont-tell-you-but-really-wants-to-ss1.jpg?resize=300%2C191 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Patients worry about how their vagina smells, but I actually worry about how their feet are going to smell,\u201d says Burch. \u201cWhen a patient is getting a Pap smear, her feet are the closest to my nose.\u201d Fair enough, fair enough.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15447\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/7-things-your-ob-gyn-wont-tell-you-but-really-wants-to-ss2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7-things-your-ob-gyn-wont-tell-you-but-really-wants-to-ss2.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7-things-your-ob-gyn-wont-tell-you-but-really-wants-to-ss2.jpg?resize=300%2C191 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>So many women are terrified of pooping while\u00a0giving birth, but doctors couldn\u2019t care less. \u201cNearly all women poop while pushing out their babies,\u201d says Leena Shankar Nathan, M.D., associate clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology. \u201cWe are used to it and know how to deal with it, so just accept that it\u2019s probably going to happen and don\u2019t worry about having a bowel movement in front of us.\u201d In other words, keep calm and push on.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15449\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/7-things-your-ob-gyn-wont-tell-you-but-really-wants-to-ss3.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7-things-your-ob-gyn-wont-tell-you-but-really-wants-to-ss3.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7-things-your-ob-gyn-wont-tell-you-but-really-wants-to-ss3.jpg?resize=300%2C191 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">Let\u2019s get one thing straight: Menstrual blood does not make your ob-gyn queasy, so if you calculated your dates wrong (or simply forgot) and wound up with your\u00a0period\u00a0on check-in day, don\u2019t reschedule<\/span><span class=\"s1\">. \u201cBirths, particularly C-sections, are quite bloody, so I can assure you that you having your period while I\u2019m examining you is not a problem in the slightest,\u201d says Mary Jane Minkin, M.D., a clinical professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences at Yale University. Just be sure to call your doctor\u2019s office ahead of time if you\u2019re due for a\u00a0Pap smear\u2014some offices use an updated test that can separate menstrual blood from cervical cells, but others don\u2019t, so you\u2019ll need to know your office\u2019s capabilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15451\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/7-things-your-ob-gyn-wont-tell-you-but-really-wants-to-ss4.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7-things-your-ob-gyn-wont-tell-you-but-really-wants-to-ss4.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7-things-your-ob-gyn-wont-tell-you-but-really-wants-to-ss4.jpg?resize=300%2C191 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">You might feel awkward describing that downstairs itch, but Barb DePree, M.D., director of women\u2019s midlife services at Holland Hospital in Holland, MI<\/span><span class=\"s4\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">says it\u2019s actually important that you fess up to those kinds of details\u2014especially because an exam can really help. \u201cIf you are experiencing itching in your vulva, it actually isn\u2019t all that likely to be a\u00a0yeast infection,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s more likely to be related to something that caused contact irritation, or a vulvar skin issue. Some women put up with months to years of irritation before seeking an exam, so don\u2019t assume itching and irritation is just a normal part of life for women. It isn\u2019t!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15453\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/7-things-your-ob-gyn-wont-tell-you-but-really-wants-to-ss5.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7-things-your-ob-gyn-wont-tell-you-but-really-wants-to-ss5.jpg?w=740 740w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/women.informationng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/7-things-your-ob-gyn-wont-tell-you-but-really-wants-to-ss5.jpg?resize=300%2C191 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the telltale predicament you always seem to find yourself in: It\u2019s the night before your gyno appointment, and all of a sudden it hits you\u2014your downstairs region isn\u2019t exactly, err, groomed. 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