Sentences with phrase «of pelvic examination»

ACP found that the diagnostic accuracy of the pelvic examination for detecting gynecologic cancer or infections is low.

ACP's guideline includes High Value Care advice to help doctors and patients understand the benefits, harms, and costs of the pelvic examination so they can pursue care together that improves health, avoids harms, and eliminates wasteful practices.

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She must return a third time for the ingestion of the second drug (misoprostol, used both in RU - 486 and the new «abortion cocktail»), whereupon she is subjected to a second pelvic examination as well as to an elaborate mix of blood tests.

On examination of Mrs A it was found that her sacrum had a pelvic tilt.

Many women and physicians believe that a pelvic examination should be part of annual well visits, but an analysis of the current evidence by the American College of Physicians (ACP) shows that the harms outweigh any demonstrated benefits.

The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the benefits of screening for a range of gynecologic conditions with pelvic examination.

Although the pelvic examination is a common part of the physical examination, it is unclear whether performing screening pelvic examinations in asymptomatic women reduces the risk of illness or death.

Limited evidence from studies evaluating the use of screening pelvic examination alone for ovarian cancer detection generally reported low positive predictive values.

In an editorial also published in the July 1 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, Dr. George Sawaya and Dr. Vanessa Jacoby of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco write, «The pelvic examination has held a prominent place in women's health for many decades and has come to be more of a ritual than an evidence - based practice... With the current state of evidence, clinicians who continue to offer the examination should at least be cognizant about the uncertainty of its benefits and its potential to cause harm through false - positive testing and the cascade of events it prompts.»

No studies were identified that evaluated the benefit of screening with pelvic examination on all - cause mortality, disease - specific morbidity or mortality, or quality of life.

Very few studies on screening for other gynecologic conditions with pelvic examination alone have been conducted, and the USPSTF found that these studies have limited generalizability to the current population of asymptomatic women seen in primary care settings in the United States.

Overall, the USPSTF found inadequate evidence on screening pelvic examinations for the early detection and treatment of a range of gynecologic conditions in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adult women.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has concluded that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of performing screening pelvic examinations in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adult women for the early detection and treatment of a range of gynecologic conditions.

ACP's new evidence - based clinical practice guideline, «Screening Pelvic Examination in Adult Women,» was published today in Annals of Internal Medicine, ACP's flagship journal.

Many women and physicians believe that a pelvic examination should be part of annual well visits, but an analysis of the current evidence by the American College of Physicians shows that the harms outweigh any demonstrated benefits.

To issue a new recommendation, the USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the accuracy, benefits, and potential harms of performing screening pelvic examinations in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adult women 18 years and older who are not at increased risk for any specific gynecologic condition.

(ENDO STOCK / FOTOLIA) A clinical breast exam (CBE) is a hands - on examination of both breasts that every ob - gyn or family doctor should provide during a woman's annual visit for a pelvic exam and Pap smear.

European countries have held internal examination of the pelvic floor as the gold standard for more than 30 years.

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Based on your examination, your pelvic health physiotherapist will work with you to put together a plan of care that is specific to your particular goals, symptoms and dysfunction.

Triaged and roomed patients, prepared exam and procedure rooms for examination of patients, chaperoned and assisted physicians with female patients during pap smears and pelvic exams.

Bon Secours Health System — Midlothian, VA May 2013 — Dec 2014 Midwife • Manage the care of normal antepartum cases including teaching, counseling and support • Perform pelvic examinations • Manage labor, including teaching and support • Take health history • Perform and record the obstetrical physical assessment • Perform local anesthesia