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 American Cancer Society has recently updated cervical screening guidelines for HPV and cervical cancer. Here are the main ...
Beyond the Pap: The case for annual gynecological exams Many health-care providers require patients to come in for an annual exam before refilling hormonal contraception prescriptions. Is this ...
In 2012, I was shocked to learn that new guidelines issued by the T he American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists stated that women should wait three to five years between pap smears, which ...
The FDA has approved three self-administered tests for the high-risk strains of HPV known to cause most cervical cancers.
More than 13,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer this year A routine pap exam can help women lower their risk of developing cervical cancer It's important to ...
New screening guidelines include self-collected tests that could make it easier and more accessible to prevent the main cause ...
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 ...
When Noa Fleischacker had her first pap smear, she was struck by an unbearable, knife-like pain as soon as the speculum went in. “I literally was going to jump off the table,” Fleischacker recalled.
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 ...