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sarabee1995 · 26-30, FVIP
Okay, so when I first read your title, I was like "Oh this isn't for me" .... But then I remembered that I turned 30 a few months ago. 🙄
Lol...
Okay, so I've had regular gyn appointments because I (and all the women in my mom's side of the family) have "issues". I've been on the depo injections for over ten years to suppress my cycle and "preserve" my eggs and my fertility in case I ever want to have kids (not going to happen).
But you asked about an annual physical. So, I've been trying to avoid having a "primary care doctor" in addition to the gyn, but a couple years ago (when I left the navy) this was no nlonger possible. My insurance required a PCP and the PCP wouldn't accept me as a patient without an annual physical. So now I am wasting healthcare dollars for a physical I don't need because the rules say I have to have one. 🤷♀
Lol...
Okay, so I've had regular gyn appointments because I (and all the women in my mom's side of the family) have "issues". I've been on the depo injections for over ten years to suppress my cycle and "preserve" my eggs and my fertility in case I ever want to have kids (not going to happen).
But you asked about an annual physical. So, I've been trying to avoid having a "primary care doctor" in addition to the gyn, but a couple years ago (when I left the navy) this was no nlonger possible. My insurance required a PCP and the PCP wouldn't accept me as a patient without an annual physical. So now I am wasting healthcare dollars for a physical I don't need because the rules say I have to have one. 🤷♀
sarabee1995 · 26-30, FVIP
@Coralmist Well, kinda. For years my gyn was my only regular doctor (other than random Navy doc's for required stuff in the service). But once I was off active duty and on private insurance I was required to choose a PCP and my Gyn couldn't be the PCP for insurance reasons ... so I now have a PCP. And that doctor pretty much insists on an annual physical (which is a waste of my time).