I was traumatized by an OBGYN. Not sexually and its involved so I wont get into details. It kept me from going to see one for about 5 years. I finally found one through the help of my mom believe it or not. She is an ICU/recovery room nurse and had one in mind and sort of talked to him ahead of time in order to get him to understand where I was coming from. I made an appointment and he met with me in his office for like a half hour before we even did any exam. He talked me through everything he was going to do and talked out loud as each thing was coming up. He made sure to have a female chaperone with us too. Once I got through that exam it was easier going to him the next time. I have a lot of health issues and I was overdue for a lot of tests.