Vaginal Self-Examination WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Vaginal Self-Examination
A vaginal self-examination is a way in which women can see the hidden parts of the anatomy which are typically only evaluated once a year by a gynecologist. Some women routinely check cervical mucous due to practicing fertility awareness. In order to properly perform a vaginal self-exam, tools such as a flashlight, mirror and plastic speculum are needed.1
Fast Facts:
- Reasons for doing a vaginal self-exam include helping a woman learn more about her body, and checking for abnormal discharge, vaginal sores or other problems.2
- The appearance of the vaginal area and cervix may have an altered tint during pregnancy.3
- Test is best performed after menstruation is over.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Women's Health Specialists of California: Vaginal and Cervical Self-Examination
- ↑ Healthwise (via WebMD): Vaginal Self-Examination (VSE)
- ↑ KegelExercise.com: Vaginal Exam
- ↑ Revirgination: Vaginal-Examination
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Vaginal Self-Exam, Cervial Self-Examination, Cervical self-examination, Cervical Self Exam, How to Perform Vaginal Self-Examination
- Last update: Nov. 28, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
