Table 1.

Demographic and clinical practice description of survey participants

	% (n=153)
Gender
Male	28.1 (43)
Female	71.9 (110)
Age
20–35	38.6 (59)
36–45	30.1 (46)
46–55	13.1 (20)
56–65	15.7 (24)
>65	2.6 (4)
Specialty
Family medicine	54.9 (84)
Geriatrics	29.4 (45)
Internal medicine	7.8 (12)
Multispecialty	7.8 (12)
Level of training/years of practice
PGY 1–7	29.4 (45)
1–10 years	30.1 (46)
11–20 years	18.3 (28)
>20 years	22.2 (34)
Practice setting
Urban	66.7 (102)
Suburban	23.5 (36)
Rural or tribal	9.8 (15)
Type of practice
Academic	63.4 (97)
Private practice	22.4 (34)
Other	13.8 (21)
Region of practice
Mid-Atlantic	37.9 (58)
Northeast	15.7 (24)
South	12.4 (19)
Midwest	11.8 (18)
Southwest	3.9 (6)
West	15.7 (24)
Outside the USA	2.6 (4)
Percentage of patients above the age of 40
<50%	40.5 (62)
≥50%	59.5 (91)
Percentage of patients that are female
None	0.0 (0)
≤25%	1.3 (2)
26–49%	5.3 (8)
50%	13.1 (20)
51–75%	54.9 (84)
>75%	25.5 (39)
Percentage of patients referred to another physician for any reason
≤10%	47.7 (73)
11–24%	41.8 (64)
25–49%	9.8 (15)
50–74%	0.7 (1)
>74%	0.0 (0)

	Median	Mean (SD)
Average number of patients per week	30	43.2 (34.6)
Average number of pelvic examinations per week	2.5	6.8 (11.3)