Incorporating Adolescent Gynecology into a General Practice

Including adolescent gynecologic services in a physician's practice provides patients with complete medical care, and the advantage to adolescent patients is tremendous: A sensitive area in their life can be addressed in a safe, familiar setting that will minimize the trauma of confronting this new and scary experience. This article describes the sequence of activities involved in an adolescent gynecologic examination and discusses the issue of confidentiality. Common gynecologic complaints of adolescents are also described.