Usually, parents do not think about taking their daughter to a gynecologist, at least until adolescence and problems arise.
The situation is complicated by the fact that mothers usually postpone going to the gynecologist until the last moment and certainly do not go for preventive examinations. It is important to remember and inspire your daughters that visiting a gynecologist is not scary or ashamed. Often, pediatric gynecologists conduct an external examination, probe the abdomen to determine the position and condition of internal organs, and determine if there are any tumors. All manipulations are carried out exclusively in the presence and with the permission of an accompanying adult.
Here are some situations in which doctors advise taking a girl to a gynecologist.
1. Scheduled inspections
For some reason, they forget to tell young parents about this, but in fact, the first examination of a girl by a gynecologist should take place in the first three months of her life. Repeated preventive examinations are recommended at 7-8 months, 2-3 years, 6-7 years, 12-13 years. From the age of 14, it is necessary to see a doctor every year. This will help to avoid and prevent many troubles associated with women's health.2. Stomach ache
If a child has severe abdominal pain or frequent abdominal pain, this may also be a symptom of gynecological problems. First of all, you need to contact a therapist, he will make a conclusion about which narrow specialist it is better to contact.
3. Itching, burning, redness, papillomas, synechiae
Any of these alarming symptoms is reason enough to show the girl to a gynecologist. Also, parents should be alerted by unusual vaginal discharge. You cannot solve the problem on your own - you can cause irreparable harm to the girl's health.
4. People around you with sexually transmitted diseases
We are talking about those diseases that can be transmitted in everyday life from relatives or acquaintances that a child encounters. In this case, it is necessary to be monitored by a gynecologist constantly.
5. Early or late puberty
If a girl before the age of 8 has secondary sexual characteristics (breasts grow, hair in the armpits appears), or on the contrary, signs of puberty do not appear after 11 years, then you need to see a specialist and check the hormonal background. Normally, a girl's menstruation should begin before the age of 14, otherwise she also needs to consult with a gynecologist.
6. Irregular cycle
When menstruation is just beginning and the cycle is established, it may be irregular, this is the norm. But if a year after the first menstruation, the cycle is still irregular, then you need to contact a gynecologist.You will be interested to know the truth and myths about the vagina after childbirth.
