A pelvic exam is a way for doctors to look for signs of illness in organs in a woman's body before, during, and after menopause. The word "pelvic" refers to the pelvis. The exam is used to look at a ...

What Is Your Pelvic Floor? The pelvic floor is a set of muscles that support many of your organs. In people with uteruses, it supports the uterus, bladder, and colon. In people with penises, it ...

Hypertonic pelvic floor is a condition where the muscles in the lower pelvis have a higher resting tone and difficulty relaxing. This can cause several symptoms that affect bladder and bowel function.

A pelvic floor disorder affects the function of the pelvic muscles and organs. It can include symptoms such as bulging organs (prolapse) and urinary leakage (incontinence). A person’s risk of pelvic ...

Healthcare practitioners, including medical students, are now prohibited from performing pelvic examinations on female patients without first obtaining written consent, but many specific, logistical ...

Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health, parenting, and general health and ...

It’s the latest battle over screening: Should healthy women skip annual pelvic exams? A controversial recommendation last year by the American College of Physicians, which represents the nation’s ...

Whether you are pregnant, or have had kids or not, there’s a lot happening down in your pelvic region. It’s an important structural and functional hub of organs, muscles and tissues, which can require ...

A pelvic exam is a doctor’s visual and physical examination of a woman’s reproductive organs. During the exam, the doctor inspects the vagina, cervix, fallopian tubes, vulva, ovaries, and uterus.

A person with pelvic floor dysfunction will have difficulty controling the muscles of their pelvic floor. This can lead to difficulty when having a bowel movement, urinary problems, lower back pain, ...