It's important to see a health specialist when it comes to your sexual health.
Male sexual health and female sexual health each have completely different issues and concerns. Therefore, you may want to visit a sexual health clinic that focuses specifically on your gender. Gynecologists are more intimate than a routine physical exam from a conventional doctor. Many women may opt for a female gynecologist because they feel more comfortable having a female observe their private areas. If you're a woman, here are a few things to expect or request when visiting a gynecologist.
- Breast examination: Although self-breast examinations are encouraged, it may be advantageous to your female sexual health to receive a professional breast examination from your doctor
- Speculum: The speculum is a cold metallic object that retracts the tissues of the vagina in order to conduct an examination of the cervix
- Bimanual examination: Gynecologists conduct a bimanual examination (one hand on the abdomen and two fingers in the vagina) in order to palpate the cervix, uterus, ovaries and pelvis
- Ultrasound: This may confirm abnormalities that a doctor may have noticed during the bimanual examination
- STD Check: This is vital for any sexually active woman
