Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even a woman who's been through childbirth can become anxious during an OB-GYN appointment. So imagine a teen girl's trip to the ...

A pelvic exam is a doctor’s visual and physical examination of a woman’s reproductive organs. During the exam, the doctor inspects the vagina, cervix, fallopian tubes, vulva, ovaries, and uterus.

If you have a vagina, there will come a time when you have to see a gynecologist—it’s an essential part of maintaining your health. But that first gyno exam can seem totally foreign—and even scary.

Docs set the record straight.