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 ...

An annual well-woman visit with your gynecologist allows you to discuss your health status, sexual practices, contraception needs, and get a breast exam, among other things— so it’s still important ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to the study, these numbers are concerning as “pelvic examination is no longer recommended for asymptomatic, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Unnecessary testing may expose young women to “preventable harms,” including anxiety, false-positives, and treatment that isn’t needed, according to findings in JAMA Internal Medicine. About 1.4 ...

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 ...

An estimated 1.4 million adolescent girls and young women in the U.S. might have received an unnecessary pelvic exam between 2011 and 2017, according to a new study. And an estimated 1.6 million might ...

No more dreaded pelvic exam? New guidelines say most healthy women can skip the yearly ritual. Routine pelvic exams don't benefit women who have no symptoms of disease and who aren't pregnant, and ...

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 ...