I want my wife to go on birth control and get a pelvic exam but she refuses and gets very defensive.?
Sunday, March 13th, 2011My wife and I have been married for a little over 2 years. She is my best friend and I can talk to her about anything. We have no kids and we would like to keep it that way for the time being. I want her to go on the pill again like she was in college. The pill afforded us spontaneity that condoms just can’t deliver. Now we are married and both have full time jobs and health insurance.
I suggested a few months ago that we go to the doctor and she get an exam (which she also refuses, more on this later), and I asked if she would go back on the pill. To say she got defensive and angry would be an understatement. After that I brought it up once more to more anger and defensiveness. Her two main arguments for not going are: 1) I don’t go to the urologist on a yearly basis and get my penis inspected and 2) she doesn’t want anybody poking around down there. As for the first reason I do a testicular exam about every month and I don’t need to get my prostate checked until I am 40. As for the second reason I know it’s embarrassing to have people you don’t know poking around down there but it’s over in a couple minutes and every man has been told to turn your head and cough. Also, keep in mind that its been almost 6 years since she has been to the gynecologist. I don’t want something happening right now that is preventable and not too late when she finally goes to the doctor.
My wife might have her periods roughly every 6-8 weeks and when she gets it she might get another period in 2 weeks. My wife has told me numerous times that she is worried about her period not being normal. I even made an appointment to see a doctor and she flipped out. I told her getting on the pill would regulate her periods and probably clear some of the breakouts she has from time to time and an exam would give her and me peace of mind.
My wifes best friend had a cyst the size of a baseball on her uterus that was discovered through a routine pelvic exam. She had surgery to remove it. I talked to my wife about this who immediately dismissed it as luck and said it wouldn’t happen to her. Are you freaking serious!!!! I also told her that my aunt had died from cervical cancer (I’m not lying about this) that had spread all over her body and could have been easily prevented with a 30 second pap smear. She dismissed it again as I don’t have cervical cancer. But how do you know? She replied with I just know and I know my body. To which I replied with but then why are your periods irregular? She said I was an asshole and walked out of the room.
At this point, I don’t even care about the birth control I just want her to get a pelvic exam and be healthy because I want to have kids with her someday. She won’t even get an exam for me.
We have health insurance so it won’t be expensive. Ladies please give my insight into my wife’s thinking. I’ve tried to reason with her logically but to no avail. I want her to be healthy and be around for a long time. Please help.


