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 ...

(HealthDay)—What if you were given a heart screening when you see your gynecologist? New research suggests that such a strategy might be smart medicine. Scientists found that 86% of women seen at an ...

Amid ethics concerns, some of the nation's leading medical schools have quietly modified a decades-old system of training students how to do gynecological exams by having them practice on anesthetized ...

For a young woman, a checkup at the gynecologist may consist of several components: discussing her sexual and reproductive history, checking her breasts for lumps, getting tested for sexually ...

Even though your gyno literally knows your vag inside and out, it can still be embarrassing to ask the questions we really want to get off our chests. But let me reassure you, dear reader: It’s ...