A major doctors group says that annual pelvic exams aren't necessary. So should women skip this screening? Here are the pros and cons.

Draft recommendations from the task force say there is insufficient evidence to support routine pelvic exams in asymptomatic women. The public comment period extends through July 25.

About 1.4 million teenage women may receive bimanual pelvic exams they don’t need, a new study reports today, as results show that more than half these exams and three-quarters of all ...

Hundreds of thousands of teenage girls are being subjected to unnecessary pelvic and cervical exams because doctors aren’t aware of guidelines on when to perform the exams, according to research ...

First of all, when is a pelvic exam or pap smear necessary? “Over the past few decades, the United States Preventive Services Task Force, a group of clinicians and researchers, have studied the ...

Most men, other than medical professionals, don’t know what a pelvic exam is. In a nutshell, it’s a procedure that doctors perform on patients to evaluate the patient’s reproductive organs. The exam ...

Young women still may be getting unnecessary pelvic exams Millions of 'outdated' tests being performed on healthy females 15 to 20 years old Date: January 6, 2020 Source: University of California ...

Pelvic exams can be uncomfortable. Here, a gynecologist shares pelvic exam tips on how to prepare and deal with the essential gyno visit.

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.

A new study just found that a shocking number of cisgender young women and girls may have had unnecessary pelvic exams and pap smears.