You don't need to cancel your appointment.
typically require pelvic exams. Your doctor will have you put your feet in the stirrups, insert a speculum to widen your vagina, and visually inspect your vagina and cervix. For some appointments, they'll need to gather cell samples from your vaginal fluid, and it's only logical to wonder whether period blood can get in the way of that.
"If you're going for your annual exam, yes, 100 percent, it is fine to go during your period," said Leah Millheiser, MD, ob-gyn and director of the Female Sexual Medicine Program at Stanford Health Care. That can even include getting adone. Traditional guidelines typically asked for patients to wait until after their period was over for this exam, but according to Dr. Millheiser, newer pap smears can assess your cells even in the presence of blood.
For yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis examinations, Dr. Millheiser said, your doctor will need gather a sample of your vaginal discharge. They'll place the fluid on a slide and examine the cells under a microscope to reach a diagnosis, and"sometimes, if there's blood present, that can interfere in the doctor's ability to read that slide," Dr. Millheiser explained.
in until right before the exam. Other than that, though, there are no special procedures or things to do before heading into the office, and you definitely shouldn't feel embarrassed or awkward in front of your healthcare provider. After all, they're an ob-gyn; they know what to expect from a women's menstrual cycle. Unless you yourself don't feel comfortable with it , it's OK to keep your appointment on the schedule.
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