A Pap smear test is very important to screen for abnormalities of cells in the cervix. Done regularly, it can help to recognize changes earlier and allows many women to seek treatment and avoid the ...

Cancer screenings play a critical role in protecting long-term health. They can detect cancer early, when treatment is most ...

A Pap smear is a procedure that screens for cervical cancer by testing cells for any abnormalities. If your Pap results are abnormal that does not mean you have cancer, and more likely indicates HPV.

I have a condition called vaginismus that makes traditional cervical cancer screening nearly impossible.

No one likes the sound of any medical test coming back as “abnormal,” and furthermore, no one likes the sound of human papillomavirus (HPV). When I heard those two words in the same sentence, I was, ...

If you feel pretty damn proud of yourself for scheduling a Pap smear or pelvic exam, we don’t blame you. This kind of preventive care is incredibly important but also easy to put off or cut from your ...

"The new guidelines will reduce the need for this type of procedure unnecessarily," says Dr. Mark Einstein. Einstein demonstrated a culposcopy, a follow-up procedure after an abnormal pap test. But ...

Ladies, soon you won't need to have another Pap smear. They're being phased out in favour of an alternative known as HPV tests — which will start at a later age, with more than double the time in ...

Prevention does not stop with screening. The HPV vaccine protects against the most common high-risk types of the virus and ...