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A 42-year old asked:
Can a vaginal speculum can get stuck in a vagina?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Really nervous about vaginal exam, speculum always hurts and i can never relax enough. What can I do and how uncomfortable is rectal exam?
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A 58-year old female asked:
I had the D&C and NovaSure procedures in Jan 2012. Would it be safe if I got my own vaginal speculum and did my own exam at home or would it hurt me?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Is discharge after a vaginal swab normal? I have been havin discharge ever since the swab was done. Could the speculum infect me with something?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Had Pap smear one week ago. Since then I have had pain in the perineum area/outer vaginal area. It hurts to wipe. Could it be injury from speculum?
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A 65-year old female asked:
Could the speculum give me a painful burning sensation upon insertion if I have vaginal atrophy?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Virgin, vaginal opening tight & stings badly if stretched.Never had pap smear - afraid of speculum. manage TVUs tho. Need womb biopsy - terrified.
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A 17-year old female asked:
Can I examine my own vagina without a speculum?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can a large speculum permanently stretch out your vagina?
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A 20-year old female asked:
The speculum would not go into my vagina it's like it's closed or something what could cause this?
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A female asked:
How is a swab of discharge taken from the vagina? Do they use a speculum?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Why did it hurt very bad when she put speculum in vagina? I was on period so she couldn't really c anything
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A 24-year old female asked:
What does it mean if I have pain as supposed to discomfort when a speculum is inserted and opened in my vagina? Is endometriosis a possible reason?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Can I get HIV from Unsterilized vagina speculum during the pap test and that speculum is not used for 1 hour before me.i don't know whether it is sterilized or not but what is chance of transmission?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Gyenealogist inserted a swab in my vagina (no speculum), let it sit there for a few seconds to collect specimen for STD test.Will results be accurate?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I have a pelvic exam with speculum and it really hurts.Now I have sharp pains in vagina when I sit down or move.I'm 25 weeks and very worried for baby?
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A 76-year old female asked:
I am 78, lately maybe once a day feel discharge from vagina. -odorless, colorless, watery. not a lot. No doc-Very atrophic--bleed from just speculum?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Can you get HPV from speculum exam?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Problem in doing intercourse from last 5 yrs. It pains. Even speculum can't be inserted.? Why?
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A 31-year old female asked:
In area where I live metal speculum is used same speculum is used for many people in this case any chance of getting HPV?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: speculum?
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A female asked:
A little blood during a check with a speculum?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Hello! I was wondering if the extreme pain I experienced today when the speculum was taken out, could be caused by it pinching something inside of me?
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A female asked:
Will a speculum cause miscarriage ?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Why does the speculum at the gynecologist hurt?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is there a child's size speculum for pap smears?
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A 41-year old asked:
How bad does it hurt to get a pap smear with speculum?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Is any sort of speculum used during a colonoscopy to protect and better visualize the anus and/or rectum? Could this be requested?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Is speculum exam supposed to hurt? It was hurting quite badly during the insertion which was quite sudden. what are the possible reasons accounting the pain?
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A 29-year old male asked:
What do you do when the speulum breaks inside you during a yearly exam, and your left feeling embarssed? I went for my yearly exam today and while the doctor was adjusting (opening) the speculum, the speculum broke inside of me. She turned to the nurse an
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