What age should girls start seeing the Ob-GYN? How about if they aren't sexually active?
Answers: As young as you can..I would say maybe even 13 if your mom agrees it's a good idea. I'm 19 and I've been seeing my gyno since I was about 14 or 15 and I'm not even sexually active. Last year about a week after christmas I went for a normal yearly exam and my doctor ended up finding a cyst growing off of my ovary that was the size of a large WATERMELON! It was growing in my stomach and even made my stomach pouch out like I was pregnant. I'm a little chubby anyways so I couldn't really tell..but I had been feeling pains in my stomach for a while before. So I had to have major surery with in two months to have it removed and had about an 8 week recovory. Even though it grew so large before they found it, (if could be because I went to a diff. doctor-the one who found it too,) My surgeon said that I could have had a heart attack because it was pushing on my heart. So my new gyno saved my life! So I think you should at least go once a year as young as you and your mom feel comfortable. There are so many things that can go wrong with females and it make it difficult to detect because all of our organ are on the inside. I hope this was understandable... By the way..how old are you? .
i think it depends on the situation
Probably as soon as they start their menstrual cycle i would think and/or if they are having any sort of problems relating to it.
It isn't unheard of for some girls to start seeing the OB at age 13 or 11 if that is when they start.
It is always good to get checked out and some girls need to get on some hormones to regulate their hormones due to cramps and moods and acne associated with bad cycles.
As you said you don't have to be sexually active to see the doctor.
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When they start having sex or when they turn 18, whichever comes first. (Some people wait until 20 or 21 though if they're still not having sex.) If she's having any problems in that area, then obviously she should go to get those seen to.
Harriet.
My first visit was at 19 and I was still a virgin.
They recommend about 20 if the girl is still a virgin; not sexually active..
16 without a doubt no matter what... or whenever they become sexually active before 16.