Look for a good doctor

"The best doctor for you is someone who will treat you sympathetically, and it does not matter whether it's a man or a woman," Dr. Thornton said. But, she admits, a sympathetic female doctor is, in all likelihood, the best option possible.
A truly good gynecologist-man has an increased ability to perceive the condition of a woman. He will listen carefully and try to understand and solve your problems. He will not say that you've come up with it all, says Dr. Thornton. A sympathetic female doctor, however, is better because she has the same qualities as a good male doctor, plus she knows by her own experience what birth, menstruation, infection, gynecological examinations and mammograms are. She deeply feels what can not be read in books, which does not lend itself to verbal expression and that unites all women in a special community. She understands, for example, what it's like to hear that you have herpes, or what a woman is, when painful profuse menstruations knock her out of the rut every time for a fortnight. "
In life it is much more important to know which type of doctor described above is relevant, than to get acquainted with the diplomas hanging on the wall of his office. All gynecologists, no matter at what time they studied, are trained to a certain standard, says Dr. Thornton. Therefore, in medical terms, you will benefit greatly from the way the doctor treats you. "Another point is how the doctor takes care of the patient, she adds. Different doctors show different degrees of attention to the feelings of women. Does your gynecologist use a smaller mirror when the vagina is smaller? One or two fingers, he conducts a manual examination of a young woman who has such a narrow vagina that it would not include a pencil?
If you are healthy, a routine annual examination will not hurt you. You and your doctor should work out a procedure that will allow you to relax. The more you strain, the more you contract your muscles, you counteract yourself. When the patient is in tension, I ask her to take her sister's hand, take a deep breath and try to make the stomach as soft as possible. I continue to inspect when she relaxes. "