Final Update Summary: Gynecological Conditions: Periodic Screening With the Pelvic Examination - US Preventive Services Task Force

Final Update Summary: Gynecological Conditions: Periodic Screening With the Pelvic Examination - US Preventive Services Task Force

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released today a final  recommendation statement on screening for gynecologic conditions  with pelvic examination. The Task Force concludes that more  research is needed to recommend for or against performing  pelvic examinations in adult women without any signs or  symptoms. To view the recommendation and the evidence on  which it is based, please go to http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/gynecological-conditions-screening-with-the-pelvic-examination. The final  recommendation statement can also be found in the March 7 online issue of JAMA.