Female Sexual Function Improves After Lesion Surgery The majority of obstetrician-gynecologists perceive bimanual pelvic examinations as important for adult women of all ages, although the reasons ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The speculum — the medical device used during pelvic exams — hasn't changed much in 170 years. (Getty Images; illustration: ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Almost any woman will tell you that it's not her gynecologist she dislikes -- it's the logistics of the annual pelvic exam, starting with the stirrups. The exam's purpose is to ...

July 24, 2012 — The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has issued updated guidelines for annual "Well Woman" assessments with specific recommendations on when to perform pelvic ...

The pelvic exam, a standard part of a woman’s gynecologic checkup, frequently is performed for reasons that are medically unjustified, according to the authors of a UCSF study that may lay the ...

The American College of Physicians is recommending against pelvic exams that gynecologists have routinely performed for decades on nonpregnant, healthy women during their annual checkups. The ACP’s ...

There are certain doctor's appointments you have when you're sick, and then there are others that you have to make sure you're as healthy as you can be, even when you feel OK. The well-woman exam is ...

Do you feel anxious when you have to see a gynecologist? If you answered yes, you’re not alone. More than half of the women included in a 2009 study published in the journal Midwifery felt anxious or ...

An OB-GYN (obstetrician-gynecologist) specializes in female healthcare. They provide care related to biological functions such as menstruation, childbirth, and menopause. Share on Pinterest Here’s a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A recent national survey revealed that almost 40% of women were at least ‘somewhat concerned’ about what would ...