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over a year ago
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I went for my usual sexual health screening today and oh my goodness I find the speculum so painful. I always have done. Even when they are super gentle I have to breath through the pain. I try to relax as I know being tense makes it worse but wow it feels like a very sore bruise is being stretched and pushed. Just me? |
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"They don't usually use a speculum for a routine sexual health screen?
Usually it's self taken swabs. Just making sure people aren't scared off going  "
Absolutely. I've never had a speculum used for any STI testing, as the person quoted said, that is for cervical smear tests. |
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"They don't usually use a speculum for a routine sexual health screen?
Usually it's self taken swabs. Just making sure people aren't scared off going
Absolutely. I've never had a speculum used for any STI testing, as the person quoted said, that is for cervical smear tests."
I assumed that's what she was there for. X |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"They don't usually use a speculum for a routine sexual health screen?
Usually it's self taken swabs. Just making sure people aren't scared off going
Absolutely. I've never had a speculum used for any STI testing, as the person quoted said, that is for cervical smear tests.
I assumed that's what she was there for. X"
I think it must depend on the trust you're under. My trust moved over to doing your own swabs in the past couple of years. |
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"They don't usually use a speculum for a routine sexual health screen?
Usually it's self taken swabs. Just making sure people aren't scared off going "
I had one used a few years ago but its changed to swabs now. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"They don't usually use a speculum for a routine sexual health screen?
Usually it's self taken swabs. Just making sure people aren't scared off going
Absolutely. I've never had a speculum used for any STI testing, as the person quoted said, that is for cervical smear tests."
I have, but usually they take a swab without one. I've never done a self swab, and they don't do throat swabs because of false positive results.
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"I went for my usual sexual health screening today and oh my goodness I find the speculum so painful. I always have done. Even when they are super gentle I have to breath through the pain. I try to relax as I know being tense makes it worse but wow it feels like a very sore bruise is being stretched and pushed. Just me?"
Ask them to use a smaller speculum
I don't have a deep cervix so they have to use a smaller one on me |
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Last time I had one was when they checked to see if my cervix was ok to have the coil fitted ( because I've had 3 c-sections) anyway, she's making it bigger and bigger, all of a sudden I feel the most excruciating pain and we realise she has one of my labia flaps caught in the plastic screw!!! Was like my worse nightmare.
In the end I just braved it and quickly tugged it off. Now have a half moon shape chunk out of it.
No photos to prove unfortunately.
Never went back for the coil. Absolutely scared for life! |
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"Last time I had one was when they checked to see if my cervix was ok to have the coil fitted ( because I've had 3 c-sections) anyway, she's making it bigger and bigger, all of a sudden I feel the most excruciating pain and we realise she has one of my labia flaps caught in the plastic screw!!! Was like my worse nightmare.
In the end I just braved it and quickly tugged it off. Now have a half moon shape chunk out of it.
No photos to prove unfortunately.
Never went back for the coil. Absolutely scared for life! "
Wow, just wow. You poor thing! |
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In the end I just braved it and quickly tugged it off. Now have a half moon shape chunk out of it"
All I'm thinking about now is performing the Jaffacake advert on you!
Full Moon ....Nom! Half Moon ....Nom!
Total Eclipse  |
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I had a smear and test (whilst she was down there!) last week and barely felt a thing. Not sure if she was super skilled or if that says something about me! |
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If it hurts inserting the speculum, you can always ask if you can insert it yourself, they'll just open it when you're ready!! A proper speculum exam ensures a thorough examination, not just for STI's, but the general health of the vaginal canal. This is common practice if you experience Post Coital Bleeding! |
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"I went for my usual sexual health screening today and oh my goodness I find the speculum so painful. I always have done. Even when they are super gentle I have to breath through the pain. I try to relax as I know being tense makes it worse but wow it feels like a very sore bruise is being stretched and pushed. Just me?"
Actually as I said I normally just swab myself,but I did have a speculum this week and it was pretty unpleasant  |
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