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Gynecologic cancers: What do you wish you had known?
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I am older. Had a hysterectomy at after youngest child. Have not had a pelvic exam in 45 years until the end of march. "Not needed, we don't do them anymore ". Just prescribed creams for dryness. So now having third set of biopsies under anesthesia. The new practice of not checking women after menopause and not listening to symptoms must change.
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@kate14 I so agree with you. I continued to get pelvic exams after menopause and I've talked with my nurse practitioner who does my cancer surveillance exams. She agrees with me on this.
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@kate14 I am older, too. Haven't had a pelvic for years, just like you, because it was not needed any more. Why do doctors not understand women's bodies? Now I'm truly deformed, but at least this didn't happen while I was young. It's psychologically devastating. And I will have to be watched for the rest of my life. No treatment except excision, unfortunately. I will just hope for the best. Hugs to you, too.