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 ...

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 ...

Michigan currently has no state law preventing medical students from performing pelvic exams on anesthetized patients without their consent. Surveys indicate that nonconsensual exams are common for ...

Pelvic exams are conducted on an examination table, often with the woman’s feet in stirrups. Could the routine pelvic exam — for decades a central element of a woman’s annual visit to her doctor — ...

No Evidence for Benefits of Routine Pelvic Exam? Problems Detected on a Routine Pelvic Exam The Implications of Eliminating Routine Pelvic Exams References Problems Detected on a Routine Pelvic Exam ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A major doctors group says that annual pelvic exams aren't necessary. So should women skip this screening? Here are the pros and cons. A new report from the American College of ...

Performing intimate exams under anesthesia (EUA) is a standard part of medical training. Yet, some researchers and opponents argue that pelvic and prostate exams too often occur without explicit ...

LAWRENCE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--obp, the leading global developer of single-use, self-contained, illuminating medical devices, today announced new findings from a survey conducted on their behalf by ...

The Well Woman Exam is the time to meet with your healthcare provider who will screen you for possible reproductive health problems and discuss your concerns. It is important that you have the exams ...

A woman's yearly health visit often involves a pelvic exam — a procedure some find uncomfortable and embarrassing — but new recommendations say many women do not need to have this procedure routinely.