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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to the study, these numbers are concerning as "pelvic examination is no longer recommended for asymptomatic, ...

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 ...

The annual pelvic exam has been routinely performed on American women for decades. Controversy over the effectiveness vs. the “embarrassment factor” has recently taken center stage. Dr. Kirtly Jones ...

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 ...

A trial of 1,152 IVF patients aged 35 to 42 found that a biopsy-free embryo test did not raise ongoing pregnancy rates. What patients should know. New CDC data show that 66% of teens ate fruit on a ...

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 ...

Healthcare practitioners, including medical students, are now prohibited from performing pelvic examinations on female patients without first obtaining written consent, but many specific, logistical ...

Medscape: You began by emphasizing the external part of the examination. If clinicians are no longer doing the pelvic exam, will they still be performing that part of the examination? Dr. Levy: I ...

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 ...