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 ...

Ask any woman how she feels about getting an annual pelvic exam and she may involuntarily pull her knees together and cringe. It's not exactly something she looks forward to. With a growing number of ...

A federal task force said there's not enough evidence to support an annual exam. — -- Annual pelvic exams -- often an uncomfortable part of a woman's visit to the gynecologist's office -- may no ...

Every year millions of women trek to their gynecologist or other healthcare provider and reluctantly climb into the stirrups. Though no one particularly likes a pelvic exam, most women put up with the ...

Editor's note: CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen is the author of "The Empowered Patient." The opinions expressed in this article are solely hers. (CNN) -- Ladies: I know you've heard ...

YAKIMA — A Yakima doctor is accused of raping a patient during a pelvic exam. The Yakima Herald-Republic reported that Dr. Fady Sabry was arrested Friday and appeared Monday in court where bail was ...

The annual pelvic exam is uncomfortable, invasive — and might not be necessary for healthy women. Or is it? There isn't a clear answer. An influential government task force determined Tuesday there ...

Several stories over the past few years have shown some patients have been victimized during medical exams. Here's how to protect yourself. (Getty Images) It’s easy to view your doctor's office as a ...

Janine, a nurse in Arizona, checked into the hospital for stomach surgery in 2017. Before the procedure, she told her physician that she did not want medical students to be directly involved. But ...