A ADOLESCENTE E SUA CONSULTA GINECOLÓGICA

Abstract

Introduction: A gynecological appointment in adolescence is usually surrounded by anxiety and ignorance for an adolescent. The lack of information and fear of new discoveries make that the adolescent delayed this first consultation. Objective: To identify determinant motivations for a gynecological appointment in adolescence. Method: Questionnaires were applied in the form of interview, in 45 female adolescents from 10 to 19 years in order to evaluate aspects related to knowledge and information to adolescents about the gynecologist and a gynecological appointment in the period from January to May of 2008. The participants were chosen at random from among the participants of Adolescentro - Vila Embratel. Results: The average age of adolescents was 14.5 years. The average age that patients seek medical care was 12.9 years. The menarche occurred between 10 to 12 years for most teenagers. Approximately 78% of the interviewees did not start sex life and 55.6% knew the area in which the gynecologist served, whereas only 37.8% had attended a gynecological consultation. The initiative of seeking medical care comes from the mothers in 82.4% of cases. The most quoted reason for the search by the gynecologist was routine gynecological. As the DST's and contraceptive methods, the adolescents who had a consultation, said to meet them at 100% and 70.6% respectively. Conclusion: It was concluded in this work that the demand for consultation on the initiative of a teenager is still very low, being the mother the determining factor for this search. The higher the education level, the family income and the knowledge of STD's, the greater the demand for a gynecological appointment.