A pelvic exam involves physically and visually examining the female reproductive and sexual organs. It allows a doctor to look for signs of infection and illness. Doctors often perform pelvic exams to ...

It’s the latest battle over screening: Should healthy women skip annual pelvic exams? A controversial recommendation last year by the American College of Physicians, which represents the nation’s ...

Experts are still debating whether women need a pelvic exam at their yearly visit to a gynecologist, according to a new report. The report comes from a government-appointed expert panel that reviewed ...

Millions of healthy women undergo routine pelvic exams every year, but on Tuesday a panel of physicians and other medical experts cast doubt on this longstanding pillar of women's preventive health ...

Draft recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) say there is insufficient evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms for the use of pelvic examinations to detect ...

The annual pelvic exam is uncomfortable, invasive — and might not be necessary for healthy women. Or is it? There isn't a clear answer. An influential government task force determined Tuesday there ...

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 ...

Medical schools and students are grappling with an unsettling practice: Performing pelvic exams on unconscious, non-consenting patients. Ashley Weitz, who received an unauthorized pelvic exam in 2007, ...

Bills introduced in roughly a dozen states this year would require that women undergoing gynecological surgeries give explicit approval to a pelvic exam beforehand. It's a step that some medical ...

Pelvic floor problems can occur in many forms for both men and women. Fecal or urinary leakage and pelvic pain—are all common pelvic floor problems. The pelvic floor encompasses the muscles, ligaments ...