Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are actually two different forms of the Pap test: The “regular” Pap test and the Pap and HPV co-test. Ask your doctor which ...

Cervical cancer is one of the few cancers that can be prevented and diagnosed at an early stage through regular screening. A ...

On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a first-of-its-kind at-home cervical cancer screening tool in an effort to provide a more accessible alternative to Pap smear tests. The goal ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Every year, millions of people with female reproductive organs will head to their gynecologist for a ...

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 ...

May 23, 2005 — The current American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) guideline for repeat Papanicolaou test (Pap smear) within two to four months after obtaining an unsatisfactory ...

If you can’t remember when you had your last pap smear, there’s a chance you might be due for another. So how often should you get a pap smear, exactly? We asked Dr. Margo Harrison, MD, OBGYN and Head ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first alternative to the long-used Pap test as a primary screening method for cervical cancer, in the face of opposition from some women’s ...

An interim report developed with input from multiple medical organizations and published simultaneously in three leading gynecological journals last week provides guidance to healthcare providers who ...

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about Pap smears. A Pap smear, also called a Pap test, is a routine screening test for early diagnosis of cervical ...

The Pap test, a ritual for women that has been the mainstay of cervical cancer prevention for 60 years, may be about to play a less crucial role. A federal advisory committee recommended unanimously ...