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 ...

When I was a medical student in the 1980s, the school hired “pelvic instructors” who taught us how to do exams in a painless and respectful way. They even allowed us to perform practice examinations ...

When paired with the HPV test and a Pap smear — screening tests for cervical cancer — pelvic exams can save lives. But they aren't fun for anyone, and they can be especially unpleasant for survivors ...

Women seeking help for certain gynecological disorders may have their symptoms gaslighted by their doctors or nurses, a new study suggests. The flood of dismissive and invalidating remarks by health ...

Michigan currently has no state law preventing medical students from performing pelvic exams on anesthetized patients without their consent. Surveys indicate that nonconsensual exams are common for ...