That controversial teaching practice is on the way out. Already 25 states have enacted laws requiring explicit consent for pelvic exams. Most recently the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

In addition, in early March, several teaching hospitals attached to prestigious schools, including Harvard, announced that they would be changing their procedure to ensure that only students ...

Third-year medical student Rachael Long, who learned how to perform a pelvic exam on a person last year, said the change will be âÄúdetrimentalâÄù to medical education at the University. Performing ...

where he was asked to perform pelvic exams on anesthetized women, without specific consent, “solely for the purpose of my education.” His attending physicians told him it was “considered ...

Bodies change as they age, especially after physically demanding experiences like pregnancy. Many of those changes don't have ...