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Pelvic exams are often uncomfortable — and the speculum plays a key role in that. Here's how to make these exams more comfortable, according to ob-gyns.

The guidelines say CMS "surveyors must ensure that a hospital's patient informed consent policy and process, as well as its informed consent forms, contain elements and information that allow for ...

Pelvic exams are often uncomfortable — and the speculum plays a key role in that. Here's how to make these exams more comfortable, according to ob-gyns.

States are looking to legislate the level of informed consent required to allow medical students to perform pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients.

New HHS guidance requires patient consent for pelvic, breast, and other sensitive examinations that are part of medical training.

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A PS contributor writes about how she handles pelvic exams as a survivor of sexual violence. Here are 8 tips for a better experience.

On Monday, the federal government issued new recommendations that require hospitals to get consent before conducting intimate exams on patients, especially those under anesthesia.