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I'm still pissed that I have to get a pap smear every couple years in spite of being with the same man since I turned 18. Doctors won't prescribe birth control
by msrenee 5y ago
I'm still pissed that I have to get a pap smear every couple years in spite of being with the same man since I turned 18. Doctors won't prescribe birth control without one. I had a lovely biopsy of cervical tissue a couple years ago. Again, monogamous relationship with a man that started when we were both virgins. But I got tissue ripped out of my most sensitive region anyway.
Why am I forced to submit to these screening tests for issues I'm not at risk for in order to receive tangentially related medical care?
- lostcolony 5y agoIf your gyno won't prescribe BC without a pap smear, look to get a new doctor. Insurance isn't mandating it; it's just the doc deciding they know better than you. Current medical advice does NOT stipulate the two should be related - https://www.acog.org/womens-health/experts-and-stories/ask-acog/do-i-need-to-have-a-pelvic-exam-to-get-birth-control https://www.acog.org/womens-health/experts-and-stories/ask-a... If you can't find a doc who won't decouple the two, try Planned Parenthood.
- msrenee 5y agoI may end up going through planned parenthood if that improves things. I really, really hate speculums up my cooch and have no predispositions to any issues in that area and there's absolutely no reason for me to be required to have a yearly exam to get my BC.