The Washington Medical Commission has added alleged incidents involving six patients to a statement of charges against Dr.
A doctor and public health expert explains why the new federal guidelines expanding cervical cancer screening to at-home ...
Dr. Jessica Ritch is a board-certified, fellowship-trained gynecologist who is passionate about helping women feel better, live longer, and take back control of their health at every stage of life.
While the Pap was invented in the 1940s and involves inspecting cervical cells for precancerous or cancerous shifts, in the ...
The Teal Wand is an FDA-approved device for at-home cervical cancer screening. It works like a tampon, allowing women to ...
A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer. Effective screening can detect precancerous changes years before cancer develops. But more than 4,300 women will die from cervical ...
Pelvic botox has offered "significant" relief for some endometriosis patients. The only doctor who administers the procedure through the ACT's public health system has now been ordered to stop. The ...
Can a doctor tell during a pelvic exam if you've had sex? Most of the time, a doctor can't tell if a girl has had sex just from a pelvic exam (and doctors don't usually do a pelvic exam unless there's ...
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 ...