title: Are breast and pelvic exams necessary when prescribing hormonal contraception?
authors.affiliation: Education Director, Primary Care Women's Health, Cleveland Clinic, Independence, OH, USA. E-mail: baturp@ccf.org.|Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Pelin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Batur
authors.affiliation: Director, The University of Texas Medical Branch Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health, Galveston, TX, USA.|Ruth Hartgraves Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology.|Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Abbey B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Berenson
mesh_terms: D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004343:Drug Implants; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D058869:Gynecological Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D004343:Drug Implants