She started out by measuring her daughter’s bottom pelvis bones and then mapped out an idea for a wedge-like device that could be placed underneath women during pelvic exams. She went on to ...

This holiday season in Nelson, help purchase a state-of-the-art ultrasound system for Kootenay Lake Hospital. This advanced ...

Last year, Hannah Shacter learned to perform a procedure known to invoke anxiety among medical students: the infamous pelvic exam. But the third-year medical student may have been among the last batch ...

Rachel Harrison went to Mercy San Juan in Carmichael, where she was told to pass her 17-week miscarriage at home.

Levator ani syndrome (LAS) is a pelvic floor disorder that causes chronic rectal or vaginal pain. LAS pain is typically dull but long-lasting and felt deep inside your pelvis. The pain is due to ...

Cabinet Peaks Medical Center has added a new tool to its health care arsenal. The hospital, in a recent press release, announced the addition of a new, state-of-the-art magnetic resonance system.

That patient alleged that during a pelvic exam a decade ago ... listed online in physician directories for Southern California Hospital Culver City and Monterey Park Hospital.

If you are asked to remove clothing, you will be given a gown to wear. You will lie on an exam table on your back, side or stomach, depending on the specific area to be examined. Ultrasound gel is ...

Simply defined, a cystocele is a protrusion of the bladder into the vagina due to defects in pelvic support (Fig ... cystocele," can be seen on physical exam as a loss of the superior lateral ...

Vaginismus is currently defined as an involuntary vaginal muscle spasm interfering with sexual intercourse that is relatively easy to diagnose and treat. As a result, there has been a lack of ...

Objectives A significant number of women may experience urinary incontinence (UI) during pregnancy. While lifestyle modifications are recommended as important measures for preventing and treating UI, ...

"I hope you're gentle and kind to yourself. You don't have anything to feel bad about — it's not always the right time to ...