Evidence is lacking to support pelvic examinations as a screening tool for non-cervical cancers or other conditions
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Evidence is lacking to support pelvic examinations as a screening tool for non-cervical cancers or other conditions.
Context The pelvic examination (PE) includes a visual examination of external genitalia, the speculum examination, and the bimanual examination (BME). Coupled with the Pap test, the PE is considered part of the annual well-woman examination. This systematic review evaluated the evidence for the PE to detect non-cervical cancers and benign conditions such as fibroids. This evidence review approa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence Based Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1356-5524,1473-6810
DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2014-110081