Have you ever wondered why men become gynecologists? What prompts guys like Danny Castellano of The Mindy Project or Bill Masters on Masters of Sex to take up a speculum and go to work? Well, someone investigated and it got pretty ... interesting.

Going to the gyno is enough of a pain in the cervix without the fear that the doctor between your legs is snapping pictures without your knowledge. But, for 9,000 ex-patients of deceased Johns Hopkins gynecologist Dr. Nikita Levy, that seemingly irrational fear may actually have been warranted. Bleargh.

A gynecologist in the Los Angeles area has been charged with sexually assaulting one of his patients. According to the Los Angeles Times, Dr. Kevin Pezeshki is due in court today, facing two counts of assaulting a female patient in what sounds like a protracted episode of SVU.

Why else would she Tweet a picture like this?

• The blog Alterations Needed spotted an image from the Gilt Groupe J Brand sample sale in which a tall model wears petite jeans that are way too short because there were no petite models on hand at the shoot.

Most women would describe a pelvic exam as "uncomfortable" at best, "painful and humiliating" at worst, but that doesn't have to be the case. The documentary At Your Cervix (trailer above) discusses how the unethical methods used to teach students to perform pelvic exams actually train them poorly in a procedure …

It's time to start praying to whatever higher being you align yourself with: Naomi Campbell is in the hospital. With an infection. In Brazil. The supermodel is being treated by a gynecologist and an infectious disease specialist and has also undergone some sort of surgery to remove a cyst. In the name of Karl…

Last week I went to the gynecologist. The second I arranged myself in the stirrups I had a startling realization: I hadn't shaved my legs in more than a week. Question is: Is this uncouth? Is there etiquette about such things? Was my lady-parts doctor insulted that I hadn't even bothered to take a shower for him, yet…

Do you find yourself engaged in mindless small talk during a gynecological exam? Like about the weather, or the office decor, or really anything, so long as it takes your mind off the fact that there's someone poking around in your privates? Well, you're not alone. Don Gabor, author of Speaking Your Mind in 101…

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