Basic Information About Gynecologist And When Visiting Them

By Ann McDonald


Gynecology is the medical practice of dealing with female reproductive systems health like the uterus, vagina, breasts and ovaries. The male counterpart is called andrology and modern gynecologist are mostly obstetricians also which deals with postpartum period, childbirth and pregnancy. These two fields usually overlap in many areas and are combined under the surgical field discipline of OB/GYN.

Going to professionals like these means you take responsibility on your body in knowing the ways of taking care of it properly. You could look for hospitals or clinics of Reno gynecologist and let them check you to determine if your reproductive systems are healthy. Here are some things you need to know regarding them and their capabilities.

Reasons of seeing a gynecologist include their ability in helping you understand your body with the proper way to take care of it. They will help you determine what is normal for your body because this is different with each person and doing so enables you to notice any changes. These changes could be signs of problems like vaginal infection.

Going to them lets them find earlier the problems so they can be immediately treated and prevent it to become worse. They would explain normal vaginal discharge and teach you in determining if there are problems with your discharge. They will be teaching you as well the ways to protect yourself whenever you have sex.

You may be wondering when is the best time to start going to a gynecologist and most medical and health organizations recommend at the age of thirteen to fifteen. When you were unable to go at this time then be sure to visit them specially if you start experiencing the following. First is when you had sex already, anal, oral or vaginal or did an intimate sexual contact.

When your periods started but it has not been a regularly occurring one, meaning instead of it happening on similar dates each month, it is erratic. It can be problematic too if they happen more than once a month or it had been three months since the last time you got it. This includes missing it after having sex.

Visit them also when you are already aged fifteen or your breasts began to grow since three years ago and did not get your period yet. Your periods are problematic whenever you experienced great pain, longer bleeding or heavily doing so. But the most important symptoms to look out for is when there is fever, stomach pain and fluid coming out with strong smell because these may indicate pelvic inflammatory disease.

The gynecologist would ask you questions during the visit to learn more about you and your family, including your medical history. You may ask them also any questions related to reproductive health and wellness. Inform them if ever you are sexually active also so they could perform some tests to find out if you have a sexually transmitted disease.

They would also do the normal routines other doctors do when in a check up like measuring height, weight and blood pressure. They might also do breast exams and check your genitals, particularly its outsides. Other tests may be performed depending on the need.




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