How Honest Are You With Your Gynecologist?

Gabbing with your friends. Making plans with your significant other. Checking-in with your parents. Sometimes it seems as if women communicate 24/7, trying to get the best information to make important decisions. But when it’s the most important topic of all – your health – how good are your same communication skills? Does the thought of an annual ob/gyn exam make you suddenly silent?

Only one in four women age eighteen to thirty-four with health care providers initiate conversations with their doctors about sexual health—and four in ten aren’t too comfortable about it. Take this quiz to find out whether you’re a Shy Sarah or a Direct Danielle. You may even learn better ways to communicate to improve your sexual health.

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