The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) no longer recommends pelvic examinations in asymptomatic women unless needed for guideline-appropriate cervical cancer screening, according to its ...

EXAMS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF WOMEN’S HEALTH, BUT WHEN SHOULD THEY BEGIN? WE ASK MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR TARA CHADWICK. IT SORT OF DEPENDS ON WHETHER YOU’RE HAVING AN ISSUE OR IF IT’S JUST A ...

Every year millions of women trek to their gynecologist or other healthcare provider and reluctantly climb into the stirrups. Though no one particularly likes a pelvic exam, most women put up with the ...

Draft recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) say there is insufficient evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms for the use of pelvic examinations to detect ...

EXAMS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF A WOMAN’S HEALTH. BUT WHEN SHOULD THEY START? MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR TARA CHADWICK JOINS US NOW WITH SOME MORE INFORMATION. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. GOOD MORNING. HI.

Anyone who has ever had been screened for cervical cancer, aka gotten a Pap smear, during a pelvic exam knows how uncomfortable it can be — and the speculum plays a key role in that. The ...

The rectovaginal exam is not a particularly accurate screening exam. It is usually reserved for people who either have rectal or pelvic pain or are experiencing symptoms related to the genitourinary ...

It all started with a taped-out visualization on Ann Gilligan’s kitchen floor. The RN who’s worked in the health care industry for 35 years and has a background in labor and delivery wanted to create ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Over the last year, The KSHB 41 News I-Team has helped shine a light on a medical practice that many may not know about: pelvic exams on anesthetized patients without their consent, ...

Michigan currently has no state law preventing medical students from performing pelvic exams on anesthetized patients without their consent. Surveys indicate that nonconsensual exams are common for ...