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THE OVERSHARER
"He was 'down there' and casually started telling me how, in his job, you get used to all sorts of stuff squirting on you (poo/pee/fluids)."
Kristin, 29, Brooklyn

THE UNDERMINER
"It was maybe my second visit to the gyno. I didn't know how to communicate to the woman that I was still really uncomfortable with the whole process, so when she tried to insert the speculum I was having trouble keeping my legs open and I was really tense. She got frustrated and then told me that my muscles were unusually tight. In fact, she said she had never seen such strong muscles, and she felt that they needed to be loosened or I would feel pain during sex. So she told me that she was going to prescribe a 'dilator,' which I would use to help relieve the problem. She made a follow-up appointment with me for the next week so she could give me more details. However, I decided not to pursue this course of action because I just couldn't imagine using some weird medical device to stretch out my vagina.

"I told the next doctor that I went to what she had said, and my new doctor seemed baffled and told me that I seemed normal to her and I must have just been really nervous."
Alissa, 29, Brooklyn

THE COUNSELOR
"In college, I went to the gyno and told her it hurt sometimes when I had sex. My gyno (who bore an uncanny resemblance to Felicity Huffman) told me I was experiencing discomfort because of my tilted uterus and added, 'You might want to try doing it doggy style. I think you might find that ... pleasurable.' And then I nodded uncomfortably and let her change the subject."
Jessica, 26, Brooklyn

THE SHOCKER
"My former gyno in California didn't say anything specific, but she did stick her finger in my ass without telling me she was going to beforehand. I usually prefer being asked politely before any sort of anal play, so I promptly switched gynos and laid down some very specific ground rules before depantsing myself again."
Heather, 24, New York

THE PERSIAN VERSION
"I went to a gyno in L.A. who was Persian (there are lots of Persian Jews in Beverly Hills). He told me I had more of Persian vagina/hair layout than Ashkenazi—I guess because I hadn't waxed?"
Caroline, 30, New York

"The doctor was an old Iranian man—I picked the name out of my insurance provider's list, not having any idea about the gender. I just wanted an appointment on the quick. He told me I had a 'nice, long cervix.' I never went back."
Julie, 29, New York

THE DUDE
"I got a 'That's weird' once from a guy gyno. It was regarding an irregular period. It probably doesn't need to be said that I would have preferred a more clinical opinion than that."
Claire, 29, Chicago

THE COACH
"I got 'fitted' for a diaphragm once and it was pretty weird. The assistant had me practice putting it in and taking it out ... in front of her. She told me to fold it like a dumpling (which it did look like). It was ridiculously embarrassing."
Lisa, 31, New York

THE SIZEIST
"I went to this Chinese lady in Tribeca. She told me I was heavy and that I needed to walk more."
Harriet, 30, New York