is the doctor going to make me open my legs and examine me? or will she just ask me a bunch of questions and let me go with a prescription?

and i might be starting my period tomorrow. do i have to tell her that before if i get an examination?

what else is good to know before i go into this?

And if they don't do the pelvic, they'll ask you questions and talk to you about it to help decide what type of birth control to put you on. I would also talk to them about your acne medication, because if it's an antibiotic (which it probably is), antibiotics can often interfere with birth control.

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"When, I wonder, and where will there be relief?"
But he knew the answer: never and nowhere.

I think of it this way:  Any doctor is MORE THAN HAPPY to look at a clean vagina rather than a nasty one.  Besides, this is what they went to school for 8 years for.  They know what's coming, don't feel nervous or anxious.  They probably look at 20 vaginas a day.  And some of them are probably infested with STDs.  Yours is clean, I'm sure.  You'll be fine.  Trust me.

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It's amazing what you'll find when you just open your eyes.
Valerie Isabelle born October 2007.
Baby #2 due December 2009.

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The Living K-aos

but if you do get the exam, it's pretty painful... so listen to them when they tell you to relax. If you're not a virgin, then it prob wont hurt too much, but it will be uncomfortable.