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Enter the speculum, a medical device used in gynecologist exams across the world. Since its problematic invention in the 1840s, and the complaints of pain and discomfort ever since, the vaginal speculum had yet to see a major improvement – until a company named Yona decided to try a redesign that puts patient comfort first and foremost. Take a deep dive with us into its history, why it needs a modern redesign, and possible new advancements.  

This video was made by McMaster University students Kherto Ahmed, Madeline Chan, and Hadi Khan in collaboration with Ariella Boltinsky, Sara Rafiei, Tanvi Patel and the Demystifying Medicine McMaster Program.

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