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This post has been created to provide an additional forum for discussion, and is a continuation of the old Blogcritics’ Unnecessary Pap Smears discussion. The original Blogcritics Unnecessary Pap Smears discussion had more than 10,000 comments, but the comments were … Continue reading
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Pelvic exams are currently up for review by the US Services Preventive Services Task Force. The task force reviews scientific evidence to determine the effects of preventive services, such as screening tests for cancer. The task force makes recommendations based … Continue reading
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This forum is dedicated to a book project led by Linda, an informed woman and contributor to this site. The book will contain a compilation of stories about women’s experiences with health care. Women who wish to have their experiences … Continue reading
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Some good news arrived for women who are concerned about abusive hospital treatment during childbirth. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a statement that addresses abuse and disrespect during hospital childbirth. The WHO statement reads: Every woman has the … Continue reading
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Planned Parenthood is working on a new app that will enable women to purchase birth control prescriptions without needing to visit a doctor. The app will enable women to converse online with a nurse practitioner and obtain mail-order birth control … Continue reading
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Research-savvy women who avoid doctors and forgo birth control prescriptions in order to escape pelvic exam coercion have recently been handed additional evidence to support their decisions. A study looking at the pros and cons of pelvic examinations found that … Continue reading
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People were outraged when the furtive practice of performing pelvic exams without consent on anesthetized women undergoing surgery came to light. People discovered that women who were admitted to hospital for surgery were not being informed that their vaginas could … Continue reading
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When women visit a doctor they often are not going for the purpose of a pap smear, but find themselves having one anyway. Frequently this is not because women have asked for one but because their doctor has told them … Continue reading
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The WordPress.com stats people prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Happy New Year to you and thank you for visiting. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 230,000 … Continue reading
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This woman has difficulty finding a doctor who can tell the difference between her toenails and her genitals: Twice, TWICE this year I have gone to doctors to be seen for toenail fungus. For those of you who have not … Continue reading
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We know what pap testing looked like in the 50’s because on the surface not much has changed. Even though it has been 60 plus years since the introduction of pap tests to screen for cervical cancer, the stirrups are … Continue reading
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The World Health Organization (WHO), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and other health leaders have advised doctors that a pelvic exam/pap test is not medically indicated for women wanting birth control pills. In fact, women taking birth control … Continue reading
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If you have gone to a doctor for a health concern that is unrelated to your reproductive health, and if you do not want a pap test/pelvic exam/STD test, but find your doctor pressuring you into one – even after … Continue reading
