Sophia Yen, M.D., M.P.H. Women’s Wellness / Reproductive Health / Acne / Adolescent Medicine Sophia Yen, M.D., M.P.H., is the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder ...

A visit to the gynecologist nearest to you is an important part of a woman’s medical care. But more than other types of checkups, the exam puts patients in a vulnerable position of intimate scrutiny.

Women, here's one thing one group of doctors says you can scratch from your annual to-do list: the routine pelvic exam. The long-standing ritual – which requires a woman to lie on an exam table and ...

2012 ACOG Recommendations for the Annual Well-Woman Visit The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released an updated statement in August 2012 with new recommendations for the ...

1. Should women have an annual pelvic exam? Depends on who you ask. Annals of Internal Medicine and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center go "Beyond the Guidelines" to discuss differing opinions on ...

Young women are far less likely now to get an annual pelvic exam than they were in decades past, a new report finds. In 1988, about 42 percent of those aged 15 to 20 got the standard gynecologic exam, ...

Many teenage girls and young women in the United States are having invasive gynecological exams, despite recommendations against the practice, according to research published Monday. The study, in ...