Sentences with phrase «pelvic examinations for»

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.

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

Most progestin - only contraceptives (save the IUD, which does require a pelvic examination for safe insertion) come with fewer contraindications.

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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.

Following the miscarriage the woman must return a fourth time for an examination to ascertain whether the abortion is complete; this usually entails another ultrasound examination as well as a quantitative blood pregnancy test and another pelvic examination.

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

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.»

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.

«Evidence insufficient regarding screening for gynecologic conditions with pelvic examination.»

ACP advises that the pelvic examination is appropriate for women with symptoms such as vaginal discharge, abnormal bleeding, pain, urinary problems, or sexual dysfunction.

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.

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.

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.