Early detection and modern treatments make cervical cancer one of the most preventable and treatable cancers. Newport Women’s ...

Mon, April 29, 2019 at 2:30 PM UTC “Roughly over 79 million Americans have HPV, typically in your teens to 20s but also many people over the age of 30,” Navya Mysore, MD, family physician and office ...

During a Pap smear the most uncomfortable part will be when the doctor inserts a speculum into your vagina. However, the pain should be minimal and brief. Peter Dazeley/Getty Images A Pap smear is a ...

Like most women, I don't exactly look forward to gyno appointments. It's nothing against my doctor—she is lovely, really—the whole experience just isn't my idea of fun. I spend way too much time ...

Guidelines for Managing Women With Abnormal and Atypical Pap Smears Using the new Bethesda terminology and these important data from the NCI-supported ALTS trial, the American Society for Colposcopy ...

When it comes to preventative exams, they can often seem like an unnecessary bother or even just another item on the to-do list, but they're an opportunity to monitor your health and touch base with ...

Innovations in screening for cervical neoplasia include speculoscopy, which is intended to supplement the Pap smear, and automated review of Pap smears, which is currently intended to aid in quality ...

I was 23 when I had my first pap smear, and I didn’t even know what the procedure tested for. While out one Saturday evening with three of my girlfriends, I sat in silence as they discussed their most ...

Dear Doctor K: I had an abnormal Pap smear. Now my doctor wants me to have a colposcopy. What can I expect during this procedure? Dear Reader: Pap smears help determine if you might have cancer, or a ...

The most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States (an astounding 42.5 percent of U.S. adults between 18 and 59 reported an HPV infection between 2013 and 2014, according to the ...

Our editors independently select these products. Making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission Like most women, I don’t exactly look forward to gyno appointments. It’s nothing ...