After the yearly pap smear was scrapped, it was only a matter of time that they'd come for our yearly pelvic exam too. Stop it, you're putting the gynecologists out of business and making everyone upset! » 7/01/14 4:15pm 7/01/14 4:15pm

It's common for pregnant women to fret about almost everything they put in their bodies, from chocolate to tuna. But two recent studies suggest there's been an uptick in percentage of pregnant women taking opioid painkillers. Which seems troubling. » 4/14/14 3:15pm 4/14/14 3:15pm

A Redditor who posted a question about what gynecologists can tell about their patients "lifestyle" from an examination probably didn't expect to get science dropped on them by actual MDs. The question which appeared on the site 18 hours ago asked the site's resident gynecologists to reveal all about what the redditor… » 3/01/14 1:29pm 3/01/14 1:29pm

The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology has laid down a hard line: no boys allowed. » 11/24/13 12:27pm 11/24/13 12:27pm

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. » 11/06/13 7:15pm 11/06/13 7:15pm

Getting fingered at your gyno's office once a year is a typically awkward experience, but it turns out that it might also be a pointless one. Experts are now saying that there is no medical evidence that supports the need for well women to get routine pelvic exams. » 4/29/13 12:25pm 4/29/13 12:25pm

While a trip to the gynecologist is never a good time, it's still ridiculously important that you go regularly and soon it will be even more so. A new study suggests that a pap smear can, in addition to detecting cervical cancer, detect uterine and ovarian cancer. » 1/10/13 3:50pm 1/10/13 3:50pm

According to a self-flagellating report in what should be called the Journal of Sexual Healing but is instead prosaically named the Journal of Sexual Medicine, a national survey of OB-GYN sexual history screenings have revealed that doctors are shying away from discussing sexy times with their patients. » 3/24/12 1:30pm 3/24/12 1:30pm

The issue of gender segregation has been growing more heated in Israel, and there's an ironic twist to the latest incident. A major conference on gynecology is only featuring male presenters, because really, what the hell do female researchers know about the functions of the wily vagina? » 1/10/12 11:49pm 1/10/12 11:49pm

Getting a gynecological exam can be nerve-wracking under the best of circumstances. But for one woman, it included an aggressive sales pitch for labiaplasty. » 11/29/11 2:25pm 11/29/11 2:25pm

Many women are concerned that once they're in labor, their doctors will ignore their birth plan. Halina Jane Gillett is suing Professor Jeffrey Robinson, one of Australia's most respected obstetricians, because she says he disregarded a request for a caesarean — from Gillett's mother in 1985. Instead, Robinson chose… » 8/02/11 11:43am 8/02/11 11:43am

A new study says women are getting tested for HPV too often. You'd be forgiven for being confused. » 7/05/11 7:15pm 7/05/11 7:15pm

Why else would she Tweet a picture like this? » 10/04/10 4:40pm 10/04/10 4:40pm

Once, during a painful examination, a female gynecologist snapped at me, "You think this is hard for you? Imagine how I feel." According to a tidbit in the Times today, I might be better off with a male doctor. » 5/07/10 10:00am 5/07/10 10:00am

Friday's 20/20 is about women who experience vaginal pain during sex, or even walking and sitting. There are several biological explanations, but in Good Morning America's preview at left, one woman says numerous doctors insisted her pain was just psychological. » 8/06/09 1:00pm 8/06/09 1:00pm

Two years ago, a German gynecologist began training blind women to use their heightened sense of touch to detect lumps in patients' breasts. So far, the 10 trainees have found more and smaller tumors than doctors in 450 cases. [CNN] » 7/31/09 9:20am 7/31/09 9:20am

A new study suggests that a single screening with a DNA test for HPV is more effective than all current methods of detecting cervical cancer. Some doctors say the easier test will replace Pap smears. » 4/07/09 9:30am 4/07/09 9:30am

Melissa Harris-Lacewell is a Princeton professor and a political pundit. She also has fibroids, and last month Harris-Lacewell had a hysterectomy. Fibroids are "growths in the uterus that appear during the reproductive years," as they're described in this companion piece to Lacewell's article on the Root.com. That… » 7/01/08 3:30pm 7/01/08 3:30pm