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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends annual pelvic exams for healthy, asymptomatic women aged ≥21 (JW Womens Health Aug 23 2012) but acknowledges the lack of evidence about benefits and harms. Researchers conducted a survey in 521 practicing obstetrician-gynecologists (55% men) to ask whether they would routinely conduct bimanual pelvic examinations on asymptomatic women who were not due for Pap smears. The survey included vignettes in four nonpregnant patients: an 18-year-old who recently became sexually active; a 35-year-old with three consecutive normal annual Pap tests and no new sexual partners in the last 5 years; a 55-year-old with total hysterectomy and oophorectomy for benign disease; and a 70-year-old…