Ask a Doctor Pelvic exam guidelines have changed. Here’s what to expect. Patients will now need to sign consent forms at hospitals before sensitive procedures such as pelvic, prostate and rectal ...

Bimanual pelvic exams and Pap tests used to be standard parts of annual gynecological checkups, but leading professional associations no longer recommend them for most younger patients.

Pelvic exam. It is rare that a girl younger than 21 would need a pelvic exam, unless the patient is experiencing pain, abnormal bleeding, unusual discharge, or other symptoms.

The exam happens while you lie down on the exam table with your legs raised in footrests or stirrups. According to the Cleveland Clinic, pelvic exams typically only take a few minutes.

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 ...

States are looking to legislate the level of informed consent required to allow medical students to perform pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients.

The exam can be scary and uncomfortable for some patients, and may even result in them avoiding visiting the gynecologist out of fear.

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Pelvic examinations and cervical cancer screenings are no longer recommended for most females under age 21, but a new study has found that millions of young women are unnecessarily undergoing the ...