Well, we’re on the home stretch.

This is the last Monday in the 31 Days of Pink.

For the post today, I am passing on a few tidbits I learned at my doctor appointment.  It isn’t glamorous or sexy but I actually learned a couple of things I didn’t know.

It was the usual annual appointment o’ fun.  I got poked and prodded and felt up.  Everything looked fine.  An A+ until next year!

Here are a few things I learned:

• I discussed my paranoia about my daughter since she has so much breast cancer on both sides of her family.  My doctor reassured me that since my sister-in-law tested negative for the BRCA genes, this lessens Payton’s chance of being at a greater risk. PHEW!
• Healthy girls, with no problems or issues, who are not sexually active do not need to see a gynecologist until they are 21.
• Pap smears (sorry guys), aka routine cervical cancer screenings,  are no longer being recommended for women every year.  The new recommendation is every 3 years for women age 21-65.

So make sure to see your doctor annually and more often if you have ANY concerns!

Salty pink kisses.

Karen