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1896 photograph of a pelvic exam in progress.
1896 photograph of a pelvic exam in progress.

A pelvic examination, also pelvic exam, is a physical examination of the female pelvic organs. Physical examination or clinical examination is the process by which a Health care provider investigates the body of a Patient for signs Female (♀ is the Sex of an Organism, or a part of an organism which produces ova (egg cells The pelvis (pl pelvises or pelves) or pelvic girdle is the irregular bony structure located at the base of the spine (properly known In Biology, an organ ( Latin: organum, "instrument tool" from Greek όργανον - organon "organ instrument

Broadly, it can be divided into the external examination and internal examination.

A chaperone is appropriate under some circumstances. For other uses see Chaperone, a disambiguation page In clinical medicine a chaperone is a person whose has a role to witness both a Patient [1]

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External examination

An image that shows the introitus (the opening of the vagina) in relation to its surrounding structures, when the labia are displaced by digits during a pelvic examination.
An image that shows the introitus (the opening of the vagina) in relation to its surrounding structures, when the labia are displaced by digits during a pelvic examination. The introitus is an entrance that goes into a canal or hollow organ. A finger is a type of digit, an organ of manipulation and sensation found in the Hands of Humans and other Primates Normally humans have five digits

Internal examination

Use of speculum[2] to locate external cervical os. speculum is a medical tool for investigating body cavities with a form dependent on the body cavity for which it is designed The external orifice of the uterus (or ostium of uterus, or external os) is a small depressed somewhat circular aperture on the rounded extremity of the Examination for foreign bodies.

Manoeuvres

References

  1. ^ Examination of the Female Pelvis. In Gynecology, cervical motion tenderness, CMT is a sign found on Pelvic examination suggestive of pelvic pathology Pelvic inflammatory disease (or disorder) ( PID) is a generic term for Inflammation of the female Uterus, Fallopian tubes, and/or Palpation used as part of a Physical examination in which an object is felt (usually with the hands of a Healthcare practitioner to determine its size shape firmness In Anatomy, adnexa refers to the Appendages of an organ Examples of adnexa Adnexa of Eye Extraocular muscles The Papanicolaou test (also called Pap smear, Pap test, cervical smear, or smear test) is a screening test used in Gynecology Retrieved on 2007-12-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city
  2. ^ Pelvic exam - MayoClinic.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city

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