Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...
Say goodbye to the dreaded Pap smear. While skipping it has long been a major gyno-no, the annual health checkup for cervical ...
While the Pap was invented in the 1940s and involves inspecting cervical cells for precancerous or cancerous shifts, in the ...
A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...
The Health Resources and Services Administration yesterday announced updated cervical cancer screening guidelines, including ...
The at-home tests are not yet available, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two self-swab tests from the ...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has updated its guidelines to include self collection testing for ...
Emily Salter, who is unable to walk after falling from a 9m (30ft) cliff seven years ago, said she had tried to arrange for ...
Cervical cancer screening is undergoing a significant transformation, with federal guidelines now offering expanded options beyond the traditional Pap smear. This ch ...
There is a tremendous amount of effort devoted to cervical cancer screening in the United States. We estimate that 61 million women had at least one Pap smear in 2000. We found that Pap smear ...
Background: U.S. professional medical societies and the national health systems of all other industrialized nations recommend that most women need not undergo Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screening ...