The speculum — the medical device used during pelvic exams — hasn't changed much in 170 years. (Getty Images; illustration: Nathalie Cruz) Anyone who has ever had been screened for cervical cancer, ...

A vaginal speculum is a tool that doctors use during pelvic exams. Made of metal or plastic, it’s hinged and shaped like a duck’s bill. Your doctor inserts the speculum into your vagina and gently ...

A speculum is a duck-bill-shaped device that doctors use to see inside a hollow part of your body and diagnose or treat disease. One common use of the speculum is for vaginal exams. Gynecologists use ...

Finally, after 150 years of uncomfortable gynecological exams full of cold prongs, painful stretching, and repeated commands to "scootch down," the speculum is being redesigned. For those of you who ...

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Genital human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States and is thought to be responsible for more than 99% of cervical cancers. HPV screening usually ...

The speculum is that scary device that looks like a duck bill and is used to conduct pelvic exams on women. Perhaps not surprisingly, the guy who invented this medical instrument did it in the most ...

What if we told you a visit to your OB-GYN doesn't have to be painful? The Nella Speculum is an FDA-registered device that's slim, quiet and created with real women in mind. If you've ever dreaded the ...

It was afternoon in the San Francisco headquarters of Frog, the design firm best known for its hand in creating the iconic look of products like Apple's original Macintosh computers. Hailey Stewart, ...

Women’s health is in crisis. In many places, gynaecology waiting lists are rising or are even at record lengths. Even when a woman sees a specialist, there are terrifying accounts of what human rights ...