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During the visit, Bowman says she asks a woman about her sexual history, any past methods of birth control and the type of relationship she is in. This provides a "baseline exam so that everyone knows where you're coming from," says Dr. Harris Faigel '56, the director of the Brandies student health service and treasurer of the New England College Health Association...
...student has not previously had a gynecological exam, she will be given one to determine which type of contraceptive is best. The exam includes a pap smear, tests of her cholesterol level and blood pressure, and questions about family histories of breast cancer or diabetes, Faigel says...
...There's a certain amount of being disconcerted when you find out that oral contraceptives are not like popping aspirin," says Faigel, who adds that reactions to the pill vary according to the individual...
While it takes six to seven weeks to see a gynecologist in the Boston area, two to three weeks is the standard wait in student health services, Faigel says...
...students who are in the beginning of an intimate relationship and they want [birth control] right now," Faigel says...