Do you have any suggestions on how to help women become more comfortable during the speculum exam, or practical hints to help locate the cervix, especially when there is anteflexion?

Pelvic exams are often uncomfortable — and the speculum plays a key role in that. Here's how to make these exams more comfortable, according to ob-gyns.

Women can safely skip the unpleasant speculum-based exam for human papillomavirus screening and instead test for the virus themselves using a vaginal swab, two new studies confirm.

If you look past the rust, an ancient Roman speculum is instantly recognizable as an instrument a gynecologist might put ...

The hated speculum is getting updated after 150 years of use. Now, women in North Carolina and New York are coming up with new ideas for better devices and gynecological exam experiences.

Accessed June 12, 2007). Participants were randomized to an exam using stirrups vs. an exam with feet on the edges of the exam table extension.

According to a new study, three in 10 women feel no pain during a vaginal exam when the speculum is smeared with gel, while only one in 10 is pain-free when water, the conventional lubricant, is used.

HPV screening usually entails a speculum-based exam, which is an uncomfortable experience for most patients, especially those who have physical disabilities.

These exams are, after all, the bread-and-butter of the annual well-woman GYN visit; doctors worry that spacing them out may lead to litigation, difficulty getting reimbursed, and the loss of ...

The exam can be scary and uncomfortable for some patients, and may even result in them avoiding visiting the gynecologist out of fear.

Researchers have demonstrated that self-sampling is just as effective as speculum-based testing for HPV detection.