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 ...

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an ultrasound to examine the bladder, and a pelvic exam to physically evaluate the pelvic floor. "I always tell patients that it's their body and they can stop the exam at any time," Hall said.

A new device known as the Pelvic Cradle aims to provide a more comfortable way for patients to get examinations.

Many women with pelvic organ prolapse have no symptoms at all. The condition may only be detected during their pelvic exam. For those who do have symptoms, they may include: Bulging tissue in the ...