Gynecological Examination
"Gynecological Examination" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Inspection and PALPATATION of female breasts, abdomen, and GENITALIA, as well as obtaining a gynecological history. (from Dictionary of Obstetrics and Gynecology)
| Descriptor ID |
D058869
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.293
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| Concept/Terms |
Gynecological Examination- Gynecological Examination
- Examination, Gynecological
- Examinations, Gynecological
- Gynecological Examinations
- Gynecological Exam
- Exam, Gynecological
- Exams, Gynecological
- Gynecological Exams
Vaginal Examinations- Vaginal Examinations
- Examination, Vaginal
- Examinations, Vaginal
- Vaginal Examination
- Vaginal Exam
- Exam, Vaginal
- Exams, Vaginal
- Vaginal Exams
Pelvic Examination- Pelvic Examination
- Examination, Pelvic
- Examinations, Pelvic
- Pelvic Examinations
- Pelvic Exam
- Exam, Pelvic
- Exams, Pelvic
- Pelvic Exams
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gynecological Examination" by people in Profiles.
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Screening Pelvic Examinations-Reply. JAMA. 2017 07 18; 318(3):300-301.
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Screening for Gynecologic Conditions With Pelvic Examination: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2017 03 07; 317(9):947-953.
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Periodic Screening Pelvic Examination: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2017 03 07; 317(9):954-966.
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Obstetrician-Gynecologist Practices and Beliefs Regarding External Genitalia Inspection and Speculum Examinations in Healthy Older Asymptomatic Women. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Feb; 64(2):293-8.
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Obstetrician-gynecologists' beliefs on the importance of pelvic examinations in assessing hormonal contraception eligibility. Contraception. 2014 Dec; 90(6):612-4.
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U.S. clinicians' perspectives on less frequent routine gynecologic examinations. Prev Med. 2014 May; 62:49-53.
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Routine bimanual pelvic examinations: practices and beliefs of US obstetrician-gynecologists. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Feb; 208(2):109.e1-7.
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Pelvic examinations and access to oral hormonal contraception. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Dec; 116(6):1257-64.