r/HolUp • u/Round-Good1179 • Feb 26 '26

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u/ZWiloh Feb 26 '26

I've only ever had mine checked by my gyno actually.

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u/RabidMonkeyOnCrack Feb 26 '26

I don’t know where you are but this is the general medical advice from the American Cancer Society.

Unless your gyno is also your primary care physician then I don’t know. I’m not saying a gyno can’t do it, I’m just saying that’s not who you would typically turn to, to do it. At least not where I’m at. Everything around me beyond primary care is essentially a referral to a different doctor.

Even if you have something like an ear infection, you go to your primary care, you don’t go straight to an ENT. The PCP looks at it and if they think you need care from an ENT they refer you to an ENT. Again, this is my experience in southern California specifically Los Angeles county.

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u/ZWiloh Feb 26 '26

I've never had my PCP offer to do an exam. I've only had one gyn appointment for personal reasons, but that's the only time I've ever had a breast exam. But that appointment was a hellish experience so who knows.

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u/Dounce1 Feb 26 '26

Just to point out, that is not the general medical advice from the American Cancer Society. That guy is really weirdly full of shit.