The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued new clinical guidelines recommending against screening pelvic examination in asymptomatic, nonpregnant, adult women. The college describes the ...

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 ...

The Florida medical community was left concerned and confused by the passage of the original 2020 pelvic examination law. As we discussed in our past blog, practitioners believed the law was overly ...

In today's clinical environment, primary care physicians need to make the best use of their limited time to deal effectively with patients' medical concerns, address preventive care, and nurture the ...

Q: I saw the news about patient consent forms now being required for pelvic exams. What should I know before my next appointment? A: Exams of any sensitive area — which include pelvic exams in women, ...

Healthcare practitioners, including medical students, are now prohibited from performing pelvic examinations on female patients without first obtaining written consent, but many specific, logistical ...

Pelvic exams play a pivotal role in medical education, often representing the first time medical students touch real humans in a professional manner. In her new book “Feeling Medicine,” published by ...

Your institution does not have access to this book on JSTOR. Try searching on JSTOR for other items related to this book. Introduction: The Quandary of the Sacred Vagina: Medical Education in a New ...

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.

February 25, 2020 01:49 pm Michael Devitt-- More than half of pelvic examinations and almost three-quarters of Pap tests performed in teen girls and young women may be unnecessary, potentially ...

Some medical schools instruct students to practice pelvic exams on female patients who are under anesthesia for surgery. Though most patients are under anesthesia for a gynecological surgery, others ...

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 ...