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If you feel "violated" then I would suggest getting another, and a female, doctor or PA.
At my last exam, the conversation went something like this:
She: Yep. The vaginal walls are thinning and there's some dryness.
Me: Well, that's just because I'm not thinking good thoughts at the moment
She: *chuckle*
I truly doubt I could have that exchange with a male doctor.
And because my doctor is older than me, she's been there, done that and understands the phases she's seen me in these last 15 years.
If you go in with dread, you feed the dread. Some things have to be done and you shouldn't feel "violated" or fearful when doing them. We all have a personal obligation to our health and well being.
A woman I once worked with had a baby and less than two years later, her "periods" wouldn't stop. After a few months of constantly bleeding, she went to the doctor (she too hated being examined) and was found to have a large fibroid tumor that had broken thru her uterine wall. Considering this occured in less than 2 years, what would have happened had she waited even longer? And, had she gone for her yearly, more than likely it would have been found before the damage was as extensive as it was.
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