Savanah Harshbarger estimates she performed as many as 10 pelvic exams last year on patients before gynecologic surgeries, feeling for fibroid tumors or other abnormalities. The Duke University ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It’s a procedure so routine, even the name is predicable: the annual exam. For women of any age, this yearly doctor visit entails two certainties: a breast exam and a pelvic exam.

"However, we must treat patients with dignity and respect." A pelvic exam is standard practice before gynecologic surgeries to determine the position and mobility of the organs. It involves inserting ...

Healthcare practitioners, including medical students, are now prohibited from performing pelvic examinations on female patients without first obtaining written consent, but many specific, logistical ...