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 ...

Many of us would choose the pain of a dentist’s chair over the most compassionate and sensitive gynecologist’s examination table. You endure a cold speculum — which is torture enough — then it does ...

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 changes include the option of self-collection samples for HPV and to safely stop cervical cancer screenings.

A Pap smear involves a medical provider inserting a speculum into the vagina, then swabbing the cervix before sending the sample to a lab. Credit - Getty Images Maybe you had a bad experience with ...

Between the cold speculum, the invasiveness and the painful pressure in a sensitive area, Pap smears aren’t fun. However, they can be especially tough — even downright triggering — for sexual assault ...

New screening guidelines include self-collected tests that could make it easier and more accessible to prevent the main cause ...

If you are expecting, then one thing you should be prepared for is regular health checkups. Among the many tests during pregnancy, a test your doctor might suggest during your first prenatal visit is ...

Even if you've never seen a gynecologist, you've likely heard of a Pap smear, the screening that can help detect abnormal cells in the cervix, which could potentially lead to cervical cancer. While it ...

Screening and getting the vaccine for cervical cancer are two of the ways to help combat it. Dr. Sanchita Yadalla, an obstetrician-gynecologist at Medical Center Hospital ProCare Women’s Clinic, said ...

The Pap smear test is one of the easiest ways to screen young women for cervical cancer. Cervical cancer kills thousands of women and if detected early can be treated successfully. A new problem has ...