11-08-2008, 11:06 PM
A 16-year-old girl is brought to the office for a gynecologic examination a week after her first sexual
experience. You have been her physician since she was a baby, performing camp and school physical
examinations, and providing immunizations. You know that she has never had a pelvic examination
before, and can tell that she is very nervous. She is sitting on the examination table, biting her cuticles
and looking down at the floor. After you ask her mother to leave the room, the patient tells you that she
and her boyfriend had sexual intercourse for the first time, and that they used condoms and spermicidal
lubricant as contraception. You inquire about any other pertinent issues, and she tells you that she has
no specific concerns, and that everything else is going pretty well. She lies down on the examination
table and places her heels on the foot rests. You drape a sheet over her knees and sit down at the end
of the table. You can see that she is clenching her teeth. The most appropriate statement at this time is:
A. "How many times have you and your boyfriend had sexual intercourse?"
B. "Please try to relax as much as you can. I know that is easier said than done."
C. "Relax! This is not going to hurt."
D. "Why are you clenching your teeth? I'm not going to hurt you."
E. "Why are you so nervous? You've already had sex so this shouldn't hurt."
experience. You have been her physician since she was a baby, performing camp and school physical
examinations, and providing immunizations. You know that she has never had a pelvic examination
before, and can tell that she is very nervous. She is sitting on the examination table, biting her cuticles
and looking down at the floor. After you ask her mother to leave the room, the patient tells you that she
and her boyfriend had sexual intercourse for the first time, and that they used condoms and spermicidal
lubricant as contraception. You inquire about any other pertinent issues, and she tells you that she has
no specific concerns, and that everything else is going pretty well. She lies down on the examination
table and places her heels on the foot rests. You drape a sheet over her knees and sit down at the end
of the table. You can see that she is clenching her teeth. The most appropriate statement at this time is:
A. "How many times have you and your boyfriend had sexual intercourse?"
B. "Please try to relax as much as you can. I know that is easier said than done."
C. "Relax! This is not going to hurt."
D. "Why are you clenching your teeth? I'm not going to hurt you."
E. "Why are you so nervous? You've already had sex so this shouldn't hurt."