We often don’t think about pelvic health until something goes wrong, like pain during intercourse. Our expert explains how to ...

Part 1 describes the anatomy of the female pelvic floor, along with the causes of, and risk factors for, pelvic floor weakness and the symptoms with which women may present. Part 2 discusses how to ...

Overall, nearly a quarter of women in the United States develop pelvic floor issues, according to the National Institutes of Health. Women ages 20 to 39 are less likely to experience symptoms.

The pelvic floor is a complex and crucial system – but exactly how it works, and what role it plays, remains a mystery. Since becoming an adult, it’s been impossible to avoid hearing about the ...

When evaluating women with pelvic pain, consider the vestibule; one expert says clinicians should stop ignoring this underappreciated component of the female anatomy.

A pelvic exam involves a physician looking at a woman’s vulva, uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes, ovaries, bladder, and rectum to spot signs of illness.

Exempla, St Joseph Hospital, Denver, Colorado. She has over 2 decades of women's healthcare experience and is well respected on the national level as a nurse-midwifery leader. I approach every new ...

Without the need for an annual pelvic exam or Pap test, some women without symptoms, particularly those who also see an internist or family physician, may skip their annual visit to the gynecologist.

Millions of healthy women undergo routine pelvic exams every year, but on Tuesday a panel of physicians and other medical experts cast doubt on this longstanding pillar of women’s preventive ...