Hospitals performing pelvic and other sensitive exams for training purposes without patients’ explicit consent, including on anesthetized patients, won’t be eligible for Medicare and Medicaid ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It’s a procedure so routine, even the name is predicable: the annual exam. For women of any age, this yearly doctor visit entails two certainties: a breast exam and a pelvic exam.

Michigan currently has no state law preventing medical students from performing pelvic exams on anesthetized patients without their consent. Surveys indicate that nonconsensual exams are common for ...

My teenager asked me the other day, ever so nonchalantly, “Mom, did you know that you can have a pelvic exam without knowing it while you are unconscious?” Assuming she had migrated to some ridiculous ...

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. As journalists, we often talk to people about difficult things. We listen for themes and ...

Pelvic floor problems can occur in many forms for both men and women. Fecal or urinary leakage and pelvic pain—are all common pelvic floor problems. The pelvic floor encompasses the muscles, ligaments ...

When I was a medical student in the 1980s, the school hired “pelvic instructors” who taught us how to do exams in a painless and respectful way. They even allowed us to perform practice examinations ...

For this examination, the doctor manually palpates the interior of your pelvis to check for any anatomical abnormality or injury that might be causing pain. The exam also involves feeling for ...

When you’re under anesthesia, you shouldn’t have to worry that a medical student will perform a pelvic exam without your consent. But in Michigan, no state law forbids a medical student to perform ...