Physicians usually require an annual pelvic exam before prescribing oral birth control to women, but the two practices have no medical reason to be linked. Indeed, according to a consortium of ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many doctors require that women have a pelvic exam before they can get a prescription for birth control pills, despite guidelines saying that the step is unnecessary, a new ...
Female teens seeking birth control are less likely to undergo pelvic exams. Doctors say that young women’s dread of the invasive procedure prevents them from seeking not only contraceptive counseling, ...