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    Vaginal Self-Examination (VSE)

    Vaginal Self-Examination (VSE)



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    Relax your pelvic and belly muscles as much as you can during the vaginal self-examination. You should have little or no discomfort from the examination, unless you have a vaginal infection or an open sore.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference January 28, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
    Reference Femi Olatunbosun, MB, FRCSC - Obstetrics and Gynecology


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