On 19 September 2018, Bust magazine highlighted the disturbing fact that doctors and medical students regularly, and legally, give anesthetized patients non-consensual pelvic exams. The practice was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Hsieh, M.D., covers healthcare economics, innovation, and policy. I was surprised to learn this was still going on today. I ...

Some medical schools instruct students to practice pelvic exams on female patients who are under anesthesia for surgery. Though most patients are under anesthesia for a gynecological surgery, others ...

Do you have any unusual pain or discomfort? What medical problems do other members of your family have? These are just some of the questions young women may be asked at their annual wellness exam.

Close-up of examination table with stirrups in gynecologist's office On April 1, the Department of Health and Human Services released a letter to the nation’s teaching hospitals and medical schools to ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to the study, these numbers are concerning as “pelvic examination is no longer recommended for asymptomatic, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The speculum — the medical device used during pelvic exams — hasn't changed much in 170 years. (Getty Images; illustration: ...