Do You Know When to Take Your Daughter to the Gynecologist?
Tips for knowing when your daughter is ready to see a gynecologist for the first time. Includes discussion of "the talk" about sexual development, birth control options, pregnancy, painful periods, vaginal infection, or sexually transmitted diseases. Also introduces the option of seeing an alternative ObGyn provider, such as a nurse practitioner or nurse midwife.

Understanding Your Pap Test Results
What to do when you receive abnormal Pap test results. This guide will help you to decipher some of the technical terminology you may see on the cytology report.

Annual Gynecological Exam
Tips on how to prepare for your annual pelvic examination. What procedures you can expect in a thorough pelvic exam, including a Pap smear, digital vaginal and rectal exams, breast exam, as well as a discussion about birth control and an opportunity to bring up any signs or symptoms you are currently experiencing. Good suggestions of questions you may want to ask your ObGyn provider.

Bone Density Measurement
This very informative site describes the different techniques for measuring bone mineral density (BMD), explains how to interpret your "T-score" and "Z-score", and shows how bone density decreases with age.

Mammography
ACOG's patient information about mammography discusses what to expect during the procedure, recommendations about how often to have mammograms, the benefits and risks and possible follow-up procedures when suspicious areas are found. A diagram showing how to perform monthly breast self exam is included.

Teens, Ace Your GYN Exam!
This Planned Parenthood feature takes you step-by-step through your first gynecological exam, with reassuring explanations of what "tests" and "questions" you will encounter.