Advice Column

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If you have a history of sexual trauma, visits to the OBGYN might be triggering or especially hard. A small and vague disclosure at the beginning of an appointment, followed by specific requests to make you more comfortable, can make a world of difference.

“Woman” is a gender identity that can mean different things to different people. Much of the world sees “woman” in the context of the gender binary, meaning that it’s assumed to be the opposite or counterpart of “man.”