Sophia Yen, M.D., M.P.H. Women’s Wellness / Reproductive Health / Acne / Adolescent Medicine Sophia Yen, M.D., M.P.H., is the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder ...

A visit to the gynecologist nearest to you is an important part of a woman’s medical care. But more than other types of checkups, the exam puts patients in a vulnerable position of intimate scrutiny.

Doctors should stop performing routine pelvic exams, a key component of regular physicals for women, an influential medical group said Monday. There is no evidence that such pelvic exams are useful ...

Women, here's one thing one group of doctors says you can scratch from your annual to-do list: the routine pelvic exam. The long-standing ritual – which requires a woman to lie on an exam table and ...

New advice issued from the American College of Physicians urged doctors to stop performing routine pelvic exams in healthy women who aren't pregnant and have no symptoms to warrant the exam. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — No more dreaded pelvic exam? New guidelines say most healthy women can skip the yearly ritual. Routine pelvic exams don’t benefit women who have no symptoms of disease and who aren’t ...