Sentences with phrase «with pelvic examination»

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

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.

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.

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

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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.»

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

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.

At his 3 - week recheck examination, Gray remained paraplegic with no sensation in his pelvic limbs or tail.

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.

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