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

A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...

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

Say goodbye to the dreaded Pap smear. While skipping it has long been a major gyno-no, the annual health checkup for cervical ...

If you feel pretty damn proud of yourself for scheduling a Pap smear or pelvic exam, we don’t blame you. This kind of preventive care is incredibly important but also easy to put off or cut from your ...

The Teal Wand is an FDA-approved device for at-home cervical cancer screening. It works like a tampon, allowing women to collect their own sample.

This Cervical Cancer Awareness Month let us take a look at whether Pap smear or HPV test is better when it comes to detecting ...

I find this outrageous. Pelvic exams allow your physician to inspect the vulva for changes, and even feel around the ovaries, uterus, and fallopian tubes for any masses. The delay to diagnosis of ...

Once Christine Baze reached her 20s, she dutifully reported for an annual gynecological exam and a Pap smear. And ever year, she was given a clean bill of health. So in April 2000, when Baze's Pap ...

Women under the age of 21 no longer need pelvic examinations or cervical cancer screenings such as Pap smear, a new study suggests. Image Credit: Iryna Inshyna / Shutterstock.com In the United States, ...

A Government briefing note in 1986 stated that it might be cheaper to send cervical smear samples to England to be tested, ...