It can take years for someone to be diagnosed with endometriosis. This can mean ongoing pain, repeated appointments, ...

As a woman or a person with a vagina, it can already feel quite traumatizing to visit the gynecologist, especially when it’s a male doctor who’s going to be examining you. There’s a certain level of ...

In September, the Washington Medical Commission placed restrictions on Dr. Mark Mulholland's license that prevented him from seeing female patients. A woman who filed a complaint against Mulholland ...

In October 2014, a 55-year-old woman met OB-GYN Dr. Mark Mulholland for the first time during a scheduled visit at a clinic in Richland, a small city in southeastern Washington state. The woman, who ...

Your pelvic floor muscles undergo many changes throughout life, such as after childbirth and during menopause. In some cases, these muscles and surrounding connective tissues can weaken so much that ...

I was settling into one of those airport activity tables with high stools and electric outlets at my flight’s gate, waiting for the agent to announce boarding, when I felt a gathering storm at the ...

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 ...

When you’re under anesthesia, you shouldn’t have to worry that a medical student will perform a pelvic exam without your consent. But in Michigan, no state law forbids a medical student to perform ...

New research is highlighting how men are affected by a weak or overtightened pelvic floor, bringing awareness to an issue that was previously focused on women. A weak pelvic floor in men is related to ...

MADISON — Wisconsin hospitals will now be required to obtain explicit written consent before allowing medical students to perform a pelvic exam on a patient who is unconscious or under anesthesia.

Did you know that around one in two women in the UK will experience symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction at some point in their lives? And for women who engage in high-intensity exercise, that figure ...