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 ...
EXAMS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF WOMEN’S HEALTH, BUT WHEN SHOULD THEY BEGIN? WE ASK MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR TARA CHADWICK. IT SORT OF DEPENDS ON WHETHER YOU’RE HAVING AN ISSUE OR IF IT’S JUST A ...
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'You can say no!' Top doctors share the 8 secrets your ob-gyn could be too busy to tell you
From pelvic exams and vaginal dryness to menopausal hormone therapy, there's so much your doctor wishes she could walk you ...
Sophia Yen, M.D., M.P.H. Women’s Wellness / Reproductive Health / Acne / Adolescent Medicine Sophia Yen, M.D., M.P.H., is the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder ...
The speculum — the medical device used during pelvic exams — hasn't changed much in 170 years. (Getty Images; illustration: Nathalie Cruz) Anyone who has ever had been screened for cervical cancer, ...
On April 1, the Department of Health and Human Services released a letter to the nation’s teaching hospitals and medical schools to “reiterate and provide clarity” about the need for written, informed ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...
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What is a pelvic exam?
A pelvic exam checks your pelvic organs to find infections or medical issues. You may need a pelvic exam if you have unusual discharge or pelvic pain. Women 21 or older should have a pelvic exam every ...
Tips for dealing with pelvic pain during an OB-GYN exam. By Jen Gunter I have vaginismus, and though I’ve undergone physical therapy for it, pap smears are still unbearably painful — it basically ...
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