Hey Rain~ Jus saw this . I also told my gyno about being abused too. I have a male doc but he is realy good to me. His sister was abused also So he had a very compassionate side about this stuff. We talked in depth about what would make me comfortable . And the one thing that I am soooo glad we came up with is that I have complete control over what happens. Along with him telling me what he is going to do, I have the absolute right to say STOP at anytime I become uncomfortable. I've had to do it a couple times too. Sometimes we are able to finish the exam right then .. sometimes he will go see another patient till I am able to do it. If you have the right doctor .. they will be wiling to work with you thru this. And more times than not, thy are easier to talk to than we think. I hope this helps. I'll be thinking of ya. ~

Hugz~
Bethy( Slinger) lol