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 ...
my gynecologist asked as I scooted back on the pelvic exam table, the crinkly white paper bunching up under my bare butt. I was recoiling at the sight of the cold speculum she was wielding, and my ...
The invasive duck-billed metal device has been the bane of routine checkups for 180 years. It’s time to reinvent the pelvic exam. The present-day pelvic exam, born through the graceless adequacy of a ...
Many teenage girls and young women in the United States are having invasive gynecological exams, despite recommendations against the practice, according to research published Monday. The study, in ...
An informed consent law in Michigan would ensure that patient wellbeing remains the focus of medical practices, even when ...