1.   An annual exam in the years of rapid bone growth can make the difference between a preventable condition and a disability that will persist through adulthood.

2.   As a result, the annual exam is a good time to start discussing estrogen replacement therapy, osteoporosis and vitamin supplements.

3.   But a few months later, during an annual exam, her doctor found a growth in her uterus and ordered a hysterectomy.

4.   Everybody else should make sure they get their annual gynecological exam, he said.

5.   Granted, many doctors no longer think an annual physical exam is a must.

6.   He would be required to take an annual medical exam.

7.   In scaling back that provision, the Clinton administration had joined Democrats and Republicans alike in responding to states that reported being overburdened by the annual exams.

8.   It can be difficult to convince women of the importance of an annual exam or follow-up visits.

9.   Lack of money and access to health facilities are the main reasons women do not receive the recommended annual exam, doctors say.

10.   Rochelle sees the test becoming part of an annual exam just as Pap smears are.