THE DOCTOR IS IN 01.04.2008  BY DR. KATE
New Year's Body Resolutions
Consider adding one of these to your resolutions for 2008.

  • I resolve to get a GYN exam--especially if I've never had one before.
  • I resolve to stick to my "no glove, no love" guns, and stock up on the latex myself.
  • I resolve to love my labia, no matter what they look like.
  • I resolve to be nice to my mons and use shaving gel or cream when I shave.
  • I resolve to ask my gyno about the HPV vaccine, since it's only covered by insurance until I'm 26 years old.
  • I resolve to get to know my breasts. Knowing the landscape of my usual lumps and bumps will make me less nervous about feeling one--and more likely to pick up an unusual one.
Are you making any physical resolutions for the new year?

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Jeni said:

I didn't know the HPV vaccine is only covered by insurance until you're 26! Thanks for these resolutions - more than one of them are hitting the nail on the head here.

January 4, 2008 5:36 PM
anna said:

I just moved - I resolve to find a new gyno I feel comfortable enough to bare my soul to...you guys like that, right?

January 4, 2008 5:37 PM
Dr. Kate said:

The trials on the HPV vaccine were conducted on women up to age 26. While you may still get a benefit past that age, the insurance companies feel they don't have to cover it beyond. Any excuse to not pay, you know?

Anna, I love your resolution! Ask your friends and co-workers who THEY feel comfortable exposing their bodies and souls to...

January 4, 2008 6:03 PM
Colin said:

A bunch of male friends and I have been wondering whether or not we should get the HPV vaccine as well. Is it offered to us? How do we find out if we're possibly already carriers of HPV? Is it usually covered under our insurance as well?

January 6, 2008 5:01 PM
Dr. Kate said:

Colin, none of the vaccine trials were carried out in men, so we don't know how effective it would be in you guys. Trials with men are in progress, though, so ask your doc in a year or two (or stay tuned to this blog!).

There's no test yet for men for HPV, but they're working on that too.

January 6, 2008 10:27 PM

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