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 ...

It’s not the most exciting or sought-after invitation. But if you’re in your mid-20s and live in the U.K., you’ll have probably received a letter inviting you to come for a cervical screening – also ...

So you're about to turn 25, and the letter's landed on your doormat: it's time for your first ever smear test. Or, alternatively, you've long bid farewell to 25, and you've just been putting off the ...

Say goodbye to that painful speculum. Soon, women across the U.S. will be able to conduct their very own at-home Pap smear test, thanks to a new tool approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

If a person receives a positive human papillomavirus (HPV) result from a Pap smear, they need a colposcopy to confirm the diagnosis. This is a minimally invasive procedure that healthcare ...

Sorting out issues 'downstairs' is never a nice experience but if it's a procedure that can save your life then it's vital. Around 1,000 women die every year of cervical cancer, yet a whooping 20% of ...

Pap smears used to be a no-brainer: You’d see your ob/gyn for your yearly wellness check and would get an annual Pap in the process. But recommendations changed in the last few years and now it’s not ...

Let's be honest: Pap smears are terrible. Every year, I stare at the ceiling and try my hardest to ignore the scraping of my insides. In the age of AI chatbots and self-driving cars, how has no one ...

A new test for HPV has been cleared as way to screen for cervical cancer, but doctors are concerned that it doesn't do enough to protect younger women. By Hannah Waters Published Jul 10, 2014 5:00 PM ...

Despite living in an era with a major focus on health and wellbeing, the number of women attending their smear tests is at its lowest rate in almost two decades. The potentially lifesaving screening ...

A LONG-RANGE experimental study, financed in part by the Commonwealth Fund, was inaugurated in January, 1945, by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to evaluate, from an administrative ...

I had smear-test anxiety long before I got my first invitation letter from my GP asking me to come in for my first cervical screening. And when it arrived, just after my 25th birthday, I still ...