Do you feel anxious when you have to see a gynecologist? If you answered yes, you’re not alone. More than half of the women included in a 2009 study published in the journal Midwifery felt anxious or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A recent national survey revealed that almost 40% of women were at least ‘somewhat concerned’ about what would ...

Let's be honest: A trip to the obstetrician-gynecologist can come with its share of awkward moments. Whether we're too shy to tell our doctor what’s really on our minds or worried about whether ...

As awkward as ob-gyn appointments can get—and, even under the best of circumstances, any occasion that requires half-nakedness and stirrups has at least the potential of awkwardness—they're also ...

It’s on the calendar. It’s coming soon. Your first gynecological exam. For some young women, this may be particularly anxiety-inducing. Women's health expert Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones walks you through ...

Trips to the gynecologist don’t exactly rank highly on my list of favorite activities. Don’t get me wrong — I love my current gynecologist and feel extremely comfortable with her, but even so, I’d ...

When it comes to an ob-gyn visit, there are a few things that seem to be a given: You’re uncomfortable in stirrups, you’re obsessing about what’s going through your doctor’s head as he or she pokes ...

Ask any woman how she feels about getting an annual pelvic exam and she may involuntarily pull her knees together and cringe. It's not exactly something she looks forward to. With a growing number of ...