If you feel pretty damn proud of yourself for scheduling a Pap smear or pelvic exam, we don’t blame you. This kind of preventive care is incredibly important but also easy to put off or cut from your ...

More than half of pelvic examinations and almost three-quarters of Pap tests performed on young U.S. women from 2011 through 2017 were potentially unnecessary, a study published in JAMA Internal ...

Because a Pap test is typically done during a routine pelvic exam, you should schedule the exam when you are not having your period. In addition, for 48 hours prior to the exam, you should not: You ...

More than half of bimanual pelvic exams (BPE) given to young women aged 15 to 20 years are likely unnecessary, according to estimates from a study published online today in JAMA Internal Medicine.

I find this outrageous. Pelvic exams allow your physician to inspect the vulva for changes, and even feel around the ovaries, uterus, and fallopian tubes for any masses. The delay to diagnosis of ...

As a registered nurse with more than 16 years experience working with women in underserved communities, I’ve been utterly disheartened over the past 24 hours. A pelvic exam is what most lay people ...

Leading medical groups now say pelvic exams are unnecessary for nonpregnant women who have no symptoms of an STI. Credit: Photo by Taylor Hugh on Unsplash The unwarranted exams and tests are not only ...

Every year, I have a hot date with a cold speculum. I wear my best paper gown and always shave well beforehand. I wouldn’t say I enjoy the ritual (“scoot down, no ...

EXAMS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF WOMEN’S HEALTH, BUT WHEN SHOULD THEY BEGIN? WE ASK MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR TARA CHADWICK. IT SORT OF DEPENDS ON WHETHER YOU’RE HAVING AN ISSUE OR IF IT’S JUST A ...

Your teen's first trip to the gynecologist can feel like a major, albeit often nerve-wracking milestone. But according to new estimates from researchers at the University of California San Francisco ...

Millions of young women have reportedly had intrusive and uncomfortable gynecological exams that they didn’t really need, according to researchers behind a new study published in JAMA Internal ...

Beyond the Pap: The case for annual gynecological exams Many health-care providers require patients to come in for an annual exam before refilling hormonal contraception prescriptions. Is this ...