Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The speculum — the medical device used during pelvic exams — hasn't changed much in 170 years. (Getty Images; illustration: ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new batch of states is looking to legislate the level of informed consent required for medical students to perform pelvic exams on unconscious patients for educational purposes.

UPDATE: Gov. Josh Shapiro says he plans to sign the bill into law. A ban on pelvic, prostate and similar exams on unconscious patients who haven’t given permission needs only the signature of Gov.

The Philadelphia-area woman woke up from anesthesia with the feeling someone had probed her pelvic area. She couldn’t get answers from the hospital. But another doctor eventually told her it’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you’re under anesthesia, you shouldn’t have to worry that a medical student will perform a pelvic exam without your consent.

Anyone who has ever had been screened for cervical cancer, aka gotten a Pap smear, during a pelvic exam knows how uncomfortable it can be — and the speculum plays a key role in that. The ...