"Capped," A Women's Conversation

So...
good morning.
You're a new patient.

Yes I am.

Let's see
what we need to
do today.

It's 
time for the
pap and breast
exam.

It is. 

And contraception? 
Checks for
Gonorrhea or Chlamydia?
Herpes?

I'm not active.
I'm a widow since September.

Oh my...
I'm sorry about that.

But, 
I plan to remarry and
hormones are 
out for
birth control.

I'm sorry?

I plan to remarry and
I can't use 
any 
birth control
hormones.

No hormones?

It's because of the Lupus.
It's a clot risk.

So what do you want to 
do?

I would like to be
fitted
for a diaphragm.

I'm sorry.
A diaphragm?

Well, yes.

That's a first.
Women 
aren't 
really
choosing that
anymore. 

I've 
never done a
fitting. 

I'll find someone 
who has... 
a colleague.

Okay.

You know,
a diaphragm is
user controlled...

You have to
be adept at 
getting that
thing in and
timing 
when to
remove it. 

I have always used hormones.
I have no idea 
what I'm 
getting into. 

We'll figure it out. 
For now,
let's just do
the exams.

You probably
want to
use that thing
with condoms
and 
spermicide.

-T. D. James-Moss