A trial targeting regulations for Missouri's abortion clinics began Monday in Jackson County Court. Planned Parenthood and ...

Indiana currently does not have a law to expressly prohibit doctors or medical students from performing exams on you that you ...

Can a doctor tell during a pelvic exam if you've had sex? Most of the time, a doctor can't tell if a girl has had sex just from a pelvic exam (and doctors don't usually do a pelvic exam unless there's ...

Ovarian cysts can be diagnosed with pelvic exams, laparoscopy, and ultrasounds. A transvaginal ultrasound is a common test used to diagnose ovarian cysts and involves inserting a wand into the vagina ...

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 ...

Pelvic floor problems can affect anyone, including people with cancer. In fact, certain types of cancer, like cervical cancer or prostate cancer, can damage the pelvic floor. So can some cancer ...

At a Senate Committee on Health public hearing on Feb. 12, teacher Sarah Wright explained that when she had abdominal surgery at UnityPoint Health’s Meriter Hospital in 2009, she wasn’t told that she ...