Sentences with phrase «getting pelvic exams»

But many of us feel nervous about getting pelvic exams because they are about our sexual and reproductive organs.

If a doctor or nurse notices anything unusual, though (or if you have problems, like heavy bleeding, missed periods, vaginal sores or itchiness, discharge, or other symptoms) you may get a pelvic exam at your gyn appointment.

Although it's typically recommended to get a pelvic exam every year, the United States Preventive Services Task Force, a panel of medical experts, finds that there isn't sufficient evidence to back up the exam's benefits.

Not exact matches

Patients get blood tests, prostate or pelvic exams, colon cancer testing, a cardiogram, and a cardiac stress test, which is not part of a standard physical.

For now, all women can benefit from being proactive: Watch for symptoms, and get your regular pelvic exam, during which your doctor checks for signs of growth.

Most people don't need pelvic exams in order to get a birth control prescription.

Most people don't need pelvic exams in order to get the NuvaRing.

It is so much more than a Pap test — you can have a physical exam, get STD testing, discuss your overall health, and get prescriptions for birth control (which Planned Parenthood offers without mandatory pelvic exams).

For instance, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advises, «A pelvic exam is not needed to get most forms of birth control from a health care provider except for the intrauterine device (IUD), diaphragm, and cervical cap.»