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Filed Under (Mundane) by Amy on 10-14-2007
I went to the GYN on Friday to find out why I’m having this breakthrough bleeding. He wasn’t able to tell me anything, unfortunately. So now I have to schedule an ultrasound and I’ll go back for a follow up appointment. Good times.
As I was waiting for the doctor to come in I wondered, as I often do, about the whole gynecological occupation. Seriously, I’ve got a lot of questions! Maybe a gynecologist will happen upon my blog on their Internet travels and answer some of these for me so I can sleep at night.
I’m curious if the doctors appreciate or care if their patients are, uh, well groomed. I mean, does it matter to them if we’re all trimmed and shaved down there if they are just going to be looking at the goods under the hood? What do they think about all the different grooming styles, anyway? Do they anticipate what we’ll look like once they lift up the sheet? How often are they surprised? Do they see women in the streets and think they have their girly parts pegged? Is being a gynecologist anything like being the person who knows how to fix cars or computers in a family? I mean, do their relatives call them up and say, “Hey, I’ve got this gnarly itch; can I bring my vagina over for you to take a look at it?” Do you treat your grandmother? That would just be wrong. Right?? I’m imagining a scary scene that begins with the words, “Whoa, grandma! A Braziliian???” And finally, do the GYNs realize that people like me are thinking about all of these questions as they’re down there enjoying the view?
Every once in a while you remind me that I’m not the only one thinking certain things and the world feels better to me.
My main question to the world’s gynecologists is how does your wife turn you on? Taking her clothes off is just like the office, I would think. LOL
I have a female gynecologist whom I’m very comfortable with. I asked her how common shaved, trimmed, etc. nether regions are a couple of years ago. She laughed and said she has no idea….she takes no notice! Now that’s a female doctor’s views…I wonder if a male doctor’s is the same?
I’m an expert in this area. I can tell you that most don’t even care about it. In fact, it’s really the drudgery of their job. Once you’ve seen what they’ve seen it just isn’t satisfying to go down there anymore. At least this is what my colleagues say.
This weekend I had a conversation with a soon to be doctor doing her residency and is currently with an OB/GYN. I asked her if she was enjoying her time. Her response was that OB/GYN’s have the highest satisfaction rating of any doctors. Of course, this makes sense, since they get to deliver all the babies. However, she then went on to say, I’m just not sure I could handle doing the rest of the routine work every day.
So, the real question remains…Do you clean up your goods before your GYN looks under the hood?
I know I don’t. Well, not the GYN…you know what I mean.
Well, I clean up the goods just about every single day anyway, so the answer to your question would be yes.
I should have added a section of questions to the women population in general, though. The first question would be, “Do you all obsess about making sure everything is absolutely, positively, 100% cleaned up as if your life depended on it when you go to the GYN??”
Very interesting post. I thought it would be second nature to them, since they see it this everyday. Good topic!
Mrs. Fab runs an OBG-YN practice. You can ask her all the questions you want when we come to Vegas!
I have my yearly checkup on Wednesday. I’m getting my monthly friend every two weeks now, so we are definitely discussing this.
If I remember your questions, I’ll be sure to ask. :)
I don’t know if my doctor cares, but I do for sure. I like it neat and tidy down there. Don’t really care about shapes myself, but I do wonder what a Doctor thinks of it.
So many things I did NOT need to think about while eating my lunch right now :) But its all so true. I just wanted to say congrats on being on Pay Per Post’s blog of the day (a few days ago - I think). Good luck with all of those unanswerd questions! hehe
WomansIndex - I always wonder that too, I bet they compare as well!!
Well I am glad somebody else thinks those things… I hope you are okay and I hope professional stops by to answer those funny questions you posted.. I bet they do form some opinion about it all!
My question would be, What makes them want to be GYNs in the first place?
hahahahaha! I had to LOL when I read this and the comments after. Who ever knew I wasn’t the only person obsessing over the goods before I got to the GYN? I always have those questions running through my head when I go in.
I’m a freak and I actually had a similar conversation with one of my OBGYN’s at one point. (I went to a group of 9, nothing like a bunch of different people poking at your stuff!) He said that what always surprises him is not the grooming of the genital area, but the grooming of the FEET & LEGS … fresh toenail polish and just shaved legs for most women on visits. Until they are so pregnant they can’t reach well enough and need help to do those things. LOL