Bimanual Pelvic Exam for Organ Assessment

A bimanual pelvic exam is a hands-on check of the cervix, uterus, and ovaries. It helps an experienced provider feel for changes that may point to cysts, fibroids, or malignancies. It also gives the clinician a baseline sense of the patient’s anatomy for later reference.

Performing the bimanual e...

The bimanual and rectovaginal exams are performed to more thoroughly evaluate the patient's cervix, uterus, ovaries, rectum and other pelvic structures.

Although, bimanual assessment is considered to be the third part of the pelvic exam, you may choose to perform this before the speculum examination. This decision depends on the type of cy...