A pelvic exam can be an uncomfortable experience, not just for the patient but also for the person doing the procedure, especially if that person is a medical student who has never performed an ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two Ohio lawmakers have taken aim at doctors’ and medical students’ use of intimate exams on unconsenting patients. House Bill 89, introduced by state Reps. Brett Hillyer ...

My teenager asked me the other day, ever so nonchalantly, “Mom, did you know that you can have a pelvic exam without knowing it while you are unconscious?” Assuming she had migrated to some ridiculous ...

A woman was told she may have HIV after a doctor accidently gave her an intimate exam with a swab which had already been used on another patient's genitals. The unnamed 40-year-old visited her GP in ...

Performing intimate exams under anesthesia (EUA) is a standard part of medical training. Yet, some researchers and opponents argue that pelvic and prostate exams too often occur without explicit ...

Legislative efforts are underway that lawmakers and state leaders say will better protect Ohio patients and empower those tasked with holding physicians accountable. Lawmakers last week introduced ...

GPs have been told to stop performing intimate examinations when checking for prostate cancer amid fears it puts men off coming forward. New guidelines published in the British Journal of General ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. An American expatriate and photographer has released his debut examination of the ...

Medical distrust is hard to heal. It may linger for generations, being passed down along with china sets and pocket watches. Its presence complicates good medical care since wary patients are less ...