In 2016, Katie* had just started her first clinical rotation for the Yale School of Medicine. For six weeks, she would work in Bridgeport Hospital’s ob-gyn department, during which time she’d be ...

Pelvic exams play a pivotal role in medical education, often representing the first time medical students touch real humans in a professional manner. In her new book “Feeling Medicine,” published by ...

Medically reviewed by Laura Young, MD Key Takeaways A pelvic exam checks your pelvic organs to find infections or medical issues.You may need a pelvic exam if you have unusual discharge or pelvic pain ...

Alexandra Fountaine, a medical student at Ohio University, poses for a picture in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on May 11. Fountaine testified before a committee earlier this month ...

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 ...

Teen girl talking to doctor Pelvic exam doesn't add to history for diagnosis of STIs in young females with suspected cervicitis, PID. HealthDay News — Pelvic examination does not increase the ...

Janine, a nurse in Arizona, checked into the hospital for stomach surgery in 2017. Before the procedure, she told her physician that she did not want medical students to be directly involved. But ...

Janine, a nurse in Arizona, checked into the hospital for stomach surgery in 2017. Before the procedure, she told her physician that she did not want medical students to be directly involved. But ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious ...