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Dear Doctors Column, February 8, 2010

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I heard in the news that doctors changed their recommendations about when women should see their gynecologist, but I am confused about what the new recommendations mean. Do I still need to visit the gynecologist every year? Should my 16-year-old daughter be seeing a gynecologist too?

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