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 ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Addressing patients’ anxiety about pelvic exams could help prevent them from delaying or avoiding the procedure, ...

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 ...

July 31--For generations of women, the yearly pelvic exam was a detested but essential indignity, required to screen for cervical cancer and make sure other lady parts were in order. Not anymore. An ...

It’s pretty much guaranteed that no woman is stoked to get a regular pelvic exam, but we do it because we’re told it’s an important part of our reproductive health. Pelvic exams, which can include ...