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.

SHREVEPORT, La. - It's one of the most common questions OB-GYNs get, do you still need pap smears after a hysterectomy? The answer depends on why you had the surgery. Pap smears screen for cervical ...

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, so it’s a great time to remind ourselves that routine screenings are a critical part of our wellness routines. Cervical cancer is among the most preventable ...

Know why Pap smear testing is vital for women’s health, how it detects cervical cancer early, and when every woman should ...

It is recommended that women between 30 and 65 undergo co-testing with Human papillomavirus (HPV) and Pap smear testing every five years or Pap testing alone every three years.

Skipping your Pap? A major gyno-no. The rate of timely cervical screenings in the United States and abroad has declined in ...

Cervical cancer screening is one of the best success stories in health care. Since the 1970s, the death rate from cervical cancer has dropped by more than half. "The goal of the screening is to detect ...

Dear Doctor K: I'm 48 years old. Twenty-six years ago, I had a cone biopsy after an abnormal Pap test. Since then, all my Pap tests have been normal. But recently my doctor says that scar tissue from ...

Figure 3: Smear shows a cell with cytoplasmic vacuolation (Pap stain, 400×). In this report, Gunvanti Rathod, Monica Mishra, Alisha Khan, and Mishu Mangla from AIIMS Bibinagar describe a case of a ...