What Every Woman Should Know Before an OB/GYN Appointment

Most women have left an OB/GYN appointment feeling rushed, unheard, or with fewer answers than they walked in with. Women's health is one of the most misrepresented areas of medicine online and one of the areas where patient concerns are most often minimized. In this episode, Dr. Bayo sits down with board-certified OB/GYN Dr. Fran Haydanek (@pagingdrfran) to break down what a thorough gynecology visit should actually look like, why so many women are scheduling the wrong type of appointment without knowing it, and what you can say in that exam room to get the care you deserve.

Dr. Fran is a board-certified OB/GYN practicing in Rochester, New York, a mother of three, and host of the podcast I Did My Own Research. She built a publicly accessible directory of more than 3,000 physicians across the United States who will perform sterilization for young, childfree patients.

In this episode you'll learn why the difference between a well-woman visit and a problem visit changes everything and how to use that knowledge before you even call to schedule, what pain management options exist for IUD insertions, endometrial biopsies, and colposcopies and exactly how to ask for them, what to say when you feel dismissed and the specific questions that get your physician to verbalize their thinking, how Dr. Fran built her directory of 3,000+ doctors who will sterilize young childfree patients and how to find one near you, and three red flags that a health creator online is not a trustworthy source.

Follow Dr. Fran at @pagingdoctorfran on Instagram, TikTok, and all platforms.

Listen to I Did My Own Research wherever you get your podcasts.

Find the sterilization directory here.

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Find a provider who will listen at CliniciansWhoCare.com.