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New recommendations for the periodic well-woman visit: impact on counseling.

Since 2000, the recommendations for women's health care have undergone considerable changes that have prompted a modification in terminology from the "annual examination" to the "periodic well-woman visit." A pelvic examination is not required before prescribing hormonal contraception, selected women 30 years or older may receive less frequent cytological testing and teaching breast self-examination is no longer recommended unless the patient requests it. Counseling will be needed to reassure women that these changes are based on sound scientific evidence. The periodic well-woman visit provide