  We calculate the leading order corrections (in $r_s$) to the static
polarization $\Pi^{*}(q,0,)$, with dynamically screened interactions, for the
two-dimensional electron gas. The corresponding diagrams all exhibit singular
logarithmic behavior in their derivatives at $q=2 k_F$ and provide significant
enhancement to the proper polarization particularly at low densities. At a
density of $r_s=3$, the contribution from the leading order {\em fluctuational}
diagrams exceeds both the zeroth order (Lindhard) response and the self-energy
and exchange contributions. We comment on the importance of these diagrams in
two-dimensions and make comparisons to an equivalent three-dimensional electron
gas; we also consider the impact these finding have on $\Pi^{*}(q,0)$ computed
to all orders in perturbation theory.
