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EXAMS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF A WOMAN’S HEALTH. BUT WHEN SHOULD THEY START? MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR TARA CHADWICK JOINS US NOW WITH SOME MORE INFORMATION. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. GOOD MORNING. HI.

WASHINGTON (AP) — No more dreaded pelvic exam? New guidelines say most healthy women can skip the yearly ritual. Routine pelvic exams don’t benefit women who have no symptoms of disease and who aren’t ...

WATCH: 100+ women are accusing a former Brigham & Women’s doctor of sexual assault. Reporter Felice Freyer explains what patients can look out for. Most women receive regular pelvic and breast exams ...

Alexandra Fountaine, a medical student at Ohio University, poses for a picture in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on May 11. Fountaine testified before a committee earlier this month ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON and JESSE BEDAYN (Associated Press/Report for America) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level ...