I had heard horror stories of foreigners visiting gynecologists in Korea and have been terrified to book my yearly exam! Did you know they only make you take your undies off, and you're not given a gown? So, if you're wearing jeans, pants, shorts (you get the idea) the doctor will walk into the room and you'll be naked from the waist down! haha In Korea, you're always supposed to wear a skirt or a dress to the gyno! Who knew?!
I did a little research online and stumbled upon a medical tourism agency called Medina, who offers a completely free service to English speakers! They set up a doctors appointment for you, meet you at the appointment, and translate everything the doctor says! All for FREE! How awesome is that?!
So, I e-mailed the company and received a response from Shinji, their company translator, within about 5 minutes! (Free and quick! I like it!) 15 minutes later, my gyno appointment had been booked for the following day, and she was telling me where to meet her! We ended up totally hitting it off! She's a native Korean, 26 years old, cute as a button, and speaks english more fluently than any other Korean I've met to date! I felt completely at ease at my first ever Korean gyno appointment because of her!
For anyone living in Busan who would like an english translator to help you with a visit to the doctor (any kind of doctor), contact Medina!
Thank you Shinji!