Your first checkup — what to expect

Many patients arrive and tell us, “I honestly don’t know what to expect today.” That is perfectly fine. A first checkup is not a test you have to pass — it is a conversation that flows into a short, gentle examination. And it may help to know: this is how very many women feel, whatever their age.

We always begin with a calm conversation — dressed, in the consulting room, not on the chair. Your medical history, your cycle, contraception, open questions and anything else on your mind. Only once we have understood together what matters do we move on to the medical part — and there, too, you set the pace.

The examination itself takes between five and ten minutes. It includes a visual inspection, a brief palpation and the statutory cancer screening that begins at age 20 in Germany: a cytological smear — from 35 combined with an HPV test every three years. A vaginal ultrasound usually follows. For all of this, we schedule far more time than the examination itself requires.

What many don’t expect: the atmosphere is warm. We deliberately work with dimmed lighting, pre-warmed instruments and open communication. Every step is announced before it happens, you may interrupt at any time — and nothing happens without your consent. If you like, we explain what we see as we go; if you prefer quiet, that is fine too.

At the end, we talk once more, together. What did we see, what does it mean, and when should we see each other again. You are welcome to take all findings home in writing — and if questions come up later, simply give us a call.