I know this thread is a little old, but I wanted to add something here. Another reason to go to the gyno (or at least your GP) is to get the vaccination for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), also known as the Gardasil vaccine. Now is the time to go, before you ever have sex. You can contract HPV your first time having sex and it causes cervical and ovarian cancer. You are at the right age to get this vaccine, and they actually start vaccinating girls in their early teens, just to be safe.