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 ...

ALMOST a third of women skip life-saving smear tests – often through fear or embarrassment. But millions of lives could be ...

Pap smears and HPV tests can catch issues early—long before they become cancer. Learn why these simple screenings matter and how to make the experience more comfortable.

The FDA has expanded the approval of Hologic’s Aptima human papillomavirus (HPV) assay for clinician-collected primary ...

Each year, about 11,500 U.S. women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and about 4,000 women die from it, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Photo by Adobe ...

Federal guidelines are expanding the ways to test for cervical cancer beyond the Pap smear, the uncomfortable procedure done at a doctor's office that many people dread. New recommendations from the ...

I'll be the first to admit, getting a Pap smear is one of my least favorite doctor's appointments to schedule. While a crucial aspect of testing for HPV and cervical cancer, the procedure can be very ...

By Vijay Kumar Malesu New national data from Australia show that opening self-collected HPV testing to everyone dramatically ...

Hamda Mukundwa, a 39-year-old mother of two from Kigali’s Nyamirambo suburb, first heard about Rwanda’s new self-sampling programme for cervical cancer at Biryogo Health Centre. The free kits, ...

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.