For many young women, the first visit to a gynecologist is often their first adult encounter with a physician. There is often a long hiatus between their last visit to a pediatrician during their ...

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 ...

“For many women, seeing a gynecologist is not the most comfortable experience,” says board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Aliabadi. “But you should never feel unsafe or violated during a ...

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 ...

The current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of performing screening pelvic examinations in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adult women for the early detection and ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I am age 70 and had a complete hysterectomy about 20 years ago for benign fibroids. Do I need to get a gynecological exam every year when I’m not having any problems? I do get a ...

A self-administered questionnaire exploring attitudes to gynecologic examination and gynecologists was completed by 409 female patients. Contrary to public statements of some consumer groups, overall ...

More than one-third of women do not get routine gynecological examinations, according to a random national survey by the Gallup Organization. It found that 44 percent of 955 women questioned in ...