Vulvar exams are easier to perform and can detect physical abnormalities ... A self-exam should never be considered a substitute for an annual pelvic exam, during which a Pap smear and other ...

Last year, Hannah Shacter learned to perform a procedure known to invoke anxiety among medical students: the infamous pelvic exam. But the third-year medical student may have been among the last batch ...

Here, she explains why the shocking history of the pelvic exam is inherently political – and what all women should know about it. You’re now subscribed to all our newsletters. You can manage ...

Pelvic organ prolapse is a condition in which a woman’s pelvic organs (primarily the uterus, vagina, bladder, bowels, and rectum) move from their normal position and push down into the vagina, causing ...

A prominent Boston-area doctor accused of sexual assault from over 200 former patients was indicted by a grand jury on rape ...

A former Framingham doctor appeared in court Friday facing rape charges, according to officials.Derrick Todd was a ...