Experts are still debating whether women need a pelvic exam at their yearly visit to a gynecologist, according to a new report. The report comes from a government-appointed expert panel that reviewed ...

The routine pelvic exam endured by healthy women at their physician’s office is a yearly ritual that frequently produces pain, anxiety and embarrassment in return for no documented benefit, and it ...

No more dreaded pelvic exam? New guidelines say most healthy women can skip the yearly ritual. Routine pelvic exams don't benefit women who have no symptoms of disease and who aren't pregnant, and ...

No Evidence for Benefits of Routine Pelvic Exam? Problems Detected on a Routine Pelvic Exam The Implications of Eliminating Routine Pelvic Exams References Problems Detected on a Routine Pelvic Exam ...

The annual pelvic exam is uncomfortable, invasive — and might not be necessary for healthy women. Or is it? There isn't a clear answer. An influential government task force determined Tuesday there ...

It's the latest battle over screening: Should healthy women skip annual pelvic exams? A controversial recommendation last year by the American College of Physicians, which represents the nation's ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Almost any woman will tell you that it's not her gynecologist she dislikes -- it's the logistics of the annual pelvic exam, starting with the stirrups. The exam's purpose is to ...

Sen. Lauren Book, who championed the informed-consent requirement, stands behind the law's policy. "I think it leads to patient-doctor conversations. I don't want anybody doing anything without ...

Teen girl talking to doctor Pelvic exam doesn't add to history for diagnosis of STIs in young females with suspected cervicitis, PID. HealthDay News — Pelvic examination does not increase the ...

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Editor's Note: As defined by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), a pelvic examination includes the external inspection of the genitalia urethra, vaginal, and anal region; a ...

The object of the pelvic exam — which involves a doctor or nurse practitioner inserting the gloved finger of one hand into the woman’s vagina, while the other hand presses down on her abdomen — is to ...