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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 ...

Ask any woman how she feels about getting an annual pelvic exam and she may involuntarily pull her knees together and cringe. It's not exactly something she looks forward to. With a growing number of ...

The routine pelvic exam endured by healthy women at their physician’s office is a yearly ritual that frequently produces pain, anxiety and embarrassment in return for no documented benefit, and it ...

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 ...

For a woman who had spent the previous evening sprawled across an examining table, receiving what she estimated was her For a woman who had spent the previous evening sprawled across an examining ...

There are many common practices in medicine that are completely useless. For example, it was once common for patients to get a chest X-ray as part of their yearly physical. Someone finally questioned ...

You may have heard that a pelvic exam is part of your yearly checkup and that your doctor will perform one during this time. A pelvic exam can be a little scary, especially if you're unsure what to ...

Editor's Note: As defined by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), a pelvic examination includes the external inspection of the genitalia urethra, vaginal, and anal region; a ...

A federal task force said there's not enough evidence to support an annual exam. — -- Annual pelvic exams -- often an uncomfortable part of a woman's visit to the gynecologist's office -- may no ...

Janine, a nurse in Arizona, checked into the hospital for stomach surgery in 2017. Before the procedure, she told her physician that she did not want medical students to be directly involved. But ...

Janine, a nurse in Arizona, checked into the hospital for stomach surgery in 2017. Before the procedure, she told her physician that she did not want medical students to be directly involved. But ...