Qin J, et al. - A cross-sectional analysis was designed to calculate the prevalence of potentially unnecessary bimanual pelvic examination (BPE) and Papanicolaou (Pap) tests conducted among adolescent girls and women younger than 21 years (hereinafter referred to as young women) in the United States and to distinguish factors associated with receiving these examinations. This study was an analysis of the National Survey of Family Growth from September 2011 through September 2017. A total of 3,410 women aged 15 to 20 years were recruited in this study. Survey weights were used to calculate the prevalence and the number of people represented in the US population. Between December 21, 2018, and September 3, 2019, data were examined. The study determined that more than half of BPEs and almost three-quarters of Pap tests conducted among young women aged 15 to 20 years between 2011 and 2017 were potentially unnecessary, showing women to preventable harms.