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 ...

A Pap Smear Test typically detects cell changes in your cervix that could lead to cervical cancer. This is an important ...

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.

Regular cervical cancer screening using HPV testing and/or Pap tests can prevent up to 90% or more of cervical cancers by detecting and treating precancerous lesions early, making it one of the most ...

The guidelines, published Jan. 5 by the Health Resources and Services Administration, now recommend that average-risk women ...

The pre-HPV vaccination burden of ambulatory care visits and procedures related to cervical cancer screening is assessed, with projected effects of HPV vaccination and testing. Pap tests were ordered ...

Pap smear is a simple and quick procedure that detects abnormal cells before cervical cancer develops. Find out how often you ...

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, ...

"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 ...