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 ...

The American College of Physicians said on Monday that healthy women who do not have any symptoms of disease and are not pregnant can skip regular pelvic exams. "The pelvic examination has held a ...

WATCH: 100+ women are accusing a former Brigham & Women’s doctor of sexual assault. Reporter Felice Freyer explains what patients can look out for. Most women receive regular pelvic and breast exams ...

Young women are far less likely now to get an annual pelvic exam than they were in decades past, a new report finds. In 1988, about 42 percent of those aged 15 to 20 got the standard gynecologic exam, ...

Loretta Armfield made a big health mistake and lived to tell about it. Now she wants to share her hard-won wisdom with other women in hopes she can help keep more of them alive. At some point in the ...

Doctors should stop performing routine pelvic exams, a key component of regular physicals for women, an influential medical group said Monday. There is no evidence that such pelvic exams are useful ...

Have you been receiving an annual pelvic exam every year since you were 18, like me? Though it's no root canal or bone marrow transplant, pelvic exams are hardly comfortable or pleasant. Moreover, ...

A new state law aimed at protecting patients from unwanted pelvic exams, sparked by reports of women being subjected to exams while they were under anesthesia, has created uncertainty for physicians ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Ovarian cancer is the fifth-leading cause of cancer- related deaths in women, yet there are few clear warning ...

Loretta Armfield made a big health mistake and lived to tell about it. Now she wants to share her hard-won wisdom with other women in hopes she can help keep more of them alive. At some point in the ...