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    Vaginal Self-Examination (VSE)

    Vaginal Self-Examination (VSE)



    What Affects the Test

    Reasons you may not be able to do a vaginal self-examination include:

    • You are having a menstrual period.
    • You douched or used vaginal products before the self-examination.



    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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