Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

A doctor and public health expert explains why the new federal guidelines expanding cervical cancer screening to at-home ...

While the Pap was invented in the 1940s and involves inspecting cervical cells for precancerous or cancerous shifts, in the ...

This sexually transmitted infection is almost entirely preventable. Here's what experts say you really need to know to ...

New federal guidelines have expanded the options for cervical cancer screenings to include an at-home option — and no stirrups are involved.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration issued new recommendations on Monday that will eventually allow women ...

Screening of cervical cancer is an important part of a routine health check-up for women because it helps to identify any ...

So you went for your regular ob-gyn checkup, had a routine Pap smear...then promptly forgot about it as you continued your busy life. Now your doc has left you a message telling you that it came back ...

The Pap test has already reduced the incidence of cervical cancer by more than 60%. Now it may become a key step in the early detection of two other gynecological malignancies — ovarian and ...

Want to prevent cervical cancer? One of your best bets: Get a Pap. In the past 50 years, routine Pap smears have reduced deaths from cervical cancer by 74 percent, according to the American Cancer ...