Hello! I've got my second ever gyn appointment coming up, and I have a few questions.
1. They ask if your periods are regular. Mine are, as in they're predictable, but I'm not sure if they're more spaced out than normal. Instead of every four weeks, the start of one period to the start of the next is five weeks. Is that normal, or something I should flag to them? I remember last time they asked me if I have a period every month and I said yes, but it's not strictly true because I might "miss" a month due to the spacing.
2. What does it mean to be sexually active? I told them that I'm not because I don't have any sort of partnered sex, but I do masturbate regularly. Is that something I have to tell them, or are they asking specifically about partnered sex?
3. I'm stressed about what just happened politically here in the US, and I'm looking to get birth control before it's too late. I think an IUD is right for me, but will I be able to get it even though I'm not sexually active and don't plan to be? Will they ask me why I want it?