«Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, more women now have better access to vital health care services: about 12.8 million women of reproductive age will become newly eligible for health insurance, and insurance plans will soon be required to cover basic care such
as pelvic exams and birth control without co-pays,» said Richards.
Not exact matches
Gynecologists have been using the same basic tool to conduct women's
pelvic exams for more than 150 years: the duck - billed device known
as the speculum.
Some women have small amounts of bleeding any time their cervix is disturbed while pregnant, such
as after a transvaginal ultrasound or
pelvic exam.
These are opportunities for you to discuss your concerns with your wife's doctor,
as well
as offer emotional support during
pelvic exams and ultrasounds.
You might only think of your cervix in terms of a
pelvic exam or pregnancy, but it can be a major erogenous zone
as well and produce its own unique kind of orgasm, says Dr. Hall.
The treatment for your vaginal or uterine bleeding will depend on the answers to your healthcare provider's questions,
as well
as the findings of your
pelvic exam.
• Proficient in performing EKG's, non-stress tests, and assisted with procedures such
as I&D s, toenail procedures, laceration repairs, and
pelvic exams.
I have assisted / chaperoned in - office procedures such
as mole treatment and removal, arthrocentesis, colposcopies, IUD insertion and removals,
pelvic exams, pap smears, and polyp removals.
The vast majority of Planned Parenthood health centers offer initial oral contraceptives and refills on - site,
as do three - quarters of health department sites; only one - third of sites operated by FQHCs do so.2 In addition, 99 % of Planned Parenthood health centers allow women to delay a
pelvic exam when initiating hormonal contraceptives and use the «quick - start» protocol to enable a client to start the pill on the day of her visit, regardless of where she is in her menstrual cycle.
If you are having symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection, such
as unusual discharge,
pelvic pain, pain with urination, etc., you will likely need an
exam by a nurse practitioner.
Others — such
as survivors of sexual abuse or assault or people who are genderqueer and / or trans * — may find
pelvic exams dissociative, traumatic, and triggering.
The most common such procedures are
pelvic exams and ultrasounds, which may allow a provider to see or feel if the endometrial lesions have formed cysts (known
as «endometriomas»), but won't pick up on smaller lesions.