Routine pelvic examinations are the core of the periodic gynecological examination and widely tolerated as a necessary part of health maintenance. An editorial published Tuesday questions whether ...

Experts are still debating whether women need a pelvic exam at their yearly visit to a gynecologist, according to a new report.

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 ...

The exams are for the student’s education but have come under increasing scrutiny. Learning how to do pelvic exams is difficult and awkward for many medical students.

A doctor doesn’t mourn the demise of the routine pelvic exam specifically since the American College of Physicians recommended doctors stop performing them, but does feel a growing melancholy ...

A woman's yearly health visit often involves a pelvic exam — a procedure some find uncomfortable and embarrassing — but new recommendations say many women do not need to have this procedure ...

Performing pelvic exams on anesthetized women just prior to surgery provides medical students with a unique and valuable learning experience, Barnes and York-Best both said.

Annual pelvic exams may be unnecessary for healthy, nonpregnant women, according to the American College of Physicians. In a guideline published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the ...

Adolescence is awkward, no doubt, and there are few places where that’s as obvious as the pediatrician’s office. 7144203 ...

Hands off my pelvis, doc! Canadian medical students practice gyno exams on unconscious patients without their consent ...

Florida’ pelvic consent law created instant confusion for doctors, who suddenly needed written permission to check a baby for diaper rash or perform a prostate exam.