The American Cancer Society released updated guidelines today for cervical cancer screening, with two key changes.

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

The FDA has approved three self-administered tests for the high-risk strains of HPV known to cause most cervical cancers.

Alternatives to the often dreaded pap smear may be on the horizon for cervical cancer screenings. Typically, the procedure involves inserting a device called a speculum, which helps open the vaginal ...

There's no need to worry about grooming before a pap smear, doctors say, but there are other considerations to keep in mind. There's no need to worry about grooming before a pap smear, doctors say, ...

Back in May of this year, the FDA approved a new method of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in a healthcare setting. Rather than a standard Pap smear performed with a speculum -- a test dreaded by ...

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 ...

Cervical cancer is both one of the greatest threats to women’s health and one of the most preventable and curable forms of cancer. Fortunately, we’re also able to screen for cervical cancer and ...

If you’ve been getting your annual well visits at the gyno (as you should be), you’re likely well familiar with Pap smears, which look for abnormal changes on your cervix and can indicate a human ...