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    Default Finding a gynecologist?

    Hi - this is maybe a silly question but I haven't quite been able to figure this out: We recently moved to NZ, and pretty soon I'll have to go see a gynecologist for the yearly checkup and renewing my birth control prescription - can I just go select someone from the phonebook, or would such a visit be considered seeing a specialist which requires referral? And, would anything be different for me because I'm not a resident yet (other than cost)? Last, how long in advance would I have to make an appointment (coming from the US, I'm prepared for the worst )

    Thank you! Oh, and if anyone can recommend someone in Wellington by any chance, that would be most appreciated. thx! :smile

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    your local G.P. should be able to sort all that out for you Sibylle

    alternatively - my hubby fancies himself as an amateur gynacologist....well he says he's got the rubber gloves ready anyway! And he reckons he can do it really cheap - in fact for free!


    : : : : :

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    LOL :mrgreen: The Kiwi do-it-yourself attitude, huh?

    thx for the info about the G.P.

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    Quote Originally Posted by heimatseeker
    LOL :mrgreen: The Kiwi do-it-yourself attitude, huh?

    thx for the info about the G.P.
    sort of - but he's a geordie!!!

    Imagine Oz off Auf Wiedersehen Pet doing your examination and you can picture the scene......


    and he's just commented on how poor my German spelling is!!!!!
    He's probably right though......

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    heh.

    The German spelling is perfect, but what's Auf Wiedersehen Pet? (Do I wanna know? : )

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    OZ!! Oh no what a vision, Get those running shoes on and get out of there

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    It's spelt GYNAECOLOGIST, not that I profess any particular skills in that area, apart from a keen amateur interest (it's a male thing) but I can spell it......which is a start if you are trying to find one in a telephone directory!!!!

    Karl

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    Hi Karl,

    I think the original post was in American rather than English!

    I have quite a few friends in the US, they all seem quite bright but I never have figured out why they can't seem to spell properly!!

    See this thread in the lounge for some funnies about US, including spelling:

    http://www.enz.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=919

    I'm only joking heimatseeker, honest.

    Mark. :P

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    Oh man, I am not even an American! :mrgreen:

    In school in Germany they taught us Britisch English, but in the 8 years that I lived in the US I completely adapted American spelling, only to now have to re-learn the British version, not to mention the Kiwi-flavour (see! flavoUr! Hey, I'm trying! ) of pronunciation.

    As Homer Simpson says: "Bah, who needs English? I'm never going to England"

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