I am a student at the U of I and I typically go to McKinley for my health needs. I decided to venture out and try Women's Health Practice since I saw an ad for the practice on the Daily Illini's website. I visited the website and was impressed. I also liked that they weren't shy that they provide abortion services. I greatly admire doctors who provide abortion services and I admire the ones who don't mind hiding that they provide this procedure.
I visited Dr. Trupin for a routine pap in order to get a refill for my birth control.
Dr. Trupin came in and was very nice, listened to my concerns, and all that jazz.
Then came time for the exam. I'm sitting in the chair, preparing myself for the exam and the first thing out of Dr. Trupin's mouth is about the facial hair on my chin and my acne. Uhm, I came for a pap and a prescription for birth control-not a consultation on my skin. I was very put off by this. So, Dr. Trupin goes into a little spiel about how I should get this checked out and how they offer skin services at Women's Health Practice.
I couldn't get the exam done because of personal issues and Dr. Trupin asks, "You have sex, don't you?" in a way that made me uncomfortable. She just ASSUMED the exam would be easy if you have heterosexual sex. Well, I don't have heterosexual sex and I would think any gynceologist worth their salt would know better than to assume all of their patients are heterosexual or engage in sexual intercourse.
I felt pressured to hear the whole sales pitch by her staff regarding the skin services they offer so I consented to hear the whole pitch.
I had my blood drawn for some service they offer where it can tell you a bunch of stuff such as your cholesterol levels, estrogen levels, Vitamin D levels, etc. Thankfully I am covered by a health insurance company that covered the service because the blood test was around $3,000 according to the statement my insurance company sent me.
If you have the money for skin care services and want to get a pap smear and some facial treatments done, be my guest.
If you just want gynecological services in a low-pressure environment, go elsewhere.
I ended up making an appointment with McKinley and had a wonderful experience.