"I want to consult an OB/GYN, but I'm anxious because I don't know what they'll do..."There are many people who feel this way.In gynecology, the tests performed vary depending on your symptoms and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

It’s pretty much guaranteed that no woman is stoked to get a regular pelvic exam, but we do it because we’re told it’s an important part of our reproductive health. Pelvic exams, which can include ...

When she was a child, Morgan, now 36, said, she was sexually assaulted multiple times by a pediatrician under the guise of pelvic exams — a procedure in which doctors insert two fingers into the ...

Draft recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) say there is insufficient evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms for the use of pelvic examinations to detect ...

That uncomfortable feeling that something is "falling out" of your vagina? It may be pelvic organ prolapse - and no, you do ...

Introduction“I feel like something is coming down around my crotch”—this symptom may be a sign of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Pelvic organ prolapse is a condition where the uterus, bladder, rectum, ...

It's the annual appointment every woman dreads: Her pelvic exam. Though uncomfortable and unpleasant—after all, how else would you describe placing your feet in stirrups, paper gown crinkling as you ...

Sarah Cigna, MD, sees patients every week with vulvovaginal pain and vulvar dermatoses. She’s an ob.gyn. with a focus on sexual health — often the first physician seen by patients with vulvar pain or ...

Many American teen girls and young women under the age of 21 are undergoing pelvic exams and Pap tests they just don't need, a new study finds. "Parents of adolescents and young women should be aware ...