No matter how many pelvic examinations a woman has, it’s unlikely she’ll ever feel at ease about being asked to place her feet up in metal stirrups. Still, the stirrups position is thought to afford ...

Mar. 23 -- FRIDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- Women who know they should get regular Pap smears but dread the stirrups that go along with the test may finally get a reprieve. New research shows that ...

Women who know they should get regular Pap smears but dread the stirrups that go along with the test may finally get a reprieve. New research shows that Pap results are just as accurate when the ...

It’s an annual ritual for millions of American women: Visiting the doctor and lying back for a routine pelvic exam, feet in stirrups. Now the nation’s largest largest medical specialty organization ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have their feet in stirrups during childbirth are no more likely to experience a tissue tear during the delivery than women whose feet are on the bed, according ...

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