Tuesday, 24 July, HealthDay News)--the latest guidelines for cervical cancer screening say that most women don't need annual Pap smears, but they still need yearly exams well woman with their obstetrician/gynecologist, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
In the opinion of the Committee, released Monday, the College outlines when women should undergo pelvic exams, which women need clinical examination of mammary glands and why the Bureau visit the annual well woman is important.
Annual well woman exam is an opportunity for doctors to advise patients about following a healthy lifestyle and reducing health risks. The trip includes a physical exam that assesses general health, including blood pressure and weight.
A pelvic exam is a common part of the visit, the OB-GYN and includes three parts: external examination, an internal exam and exam mirror internal/external keyboard, according to the press release of the APS. Women should begin annual pelvic exams are held at the age of 21.
Young women do not have to pass an internal examination, if they do not have signs of menstrual disorders, vaginal discharge, pelvic pain or other symptoms related to reproductive, said College.
Screening for sexually transmitted infections can be done using urine or vaginal tampons without an internal exam.
Another important part of the visit, the good woman is a clinical breast exam. This should be done every one to three years for women aged 20 to 39, according to ACOG and other groups, health/medical. Women aged 40 years and older must have annual mammograms and clinical breast exams annually, ACOG recommends.
Decisions on the appropriateness of the internal pelvic exam breast exams or should always be with the consent of the patient, "said ACOG.
In the August issue of the journal obstetrics and Gynecology & appears in the Committee's opinion.
--Robert Preidt 
Copyright © 2012 HealthDay. All rights reserved. Source: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, press release, July 23, 2012
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