A Pap smear, also called a Pap test or a Papanicolaou test, describes a procedure that removes cells from the surface of a woman’s cervix and surrounding tissue for microscopic examination. Once a ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the country’s first at-home HPV screening device. The test is designed as an alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure that detects precancerous ...

In May 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two new cervical screening tests for detecting human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes almost all cervical cancers. Both allow individuals ...

Women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening, an influential health panel said Tuesday.Draft recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HPV vaccination and routine cervical cancer screening are the main methods of prevention. At-home HPV screening ...

Jul. 25—Cabinet Peaks OB/GYN is now offering a new, less invasive option for cervical cancer screening. In 2024, the FDA approved self-collected HPV testing, allowing women to collect their own sample ...

Screening for cervical cancer many soon be possible within the privacy of your own home. On May 9, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Teal Wand, a tamponlike tool people can use to ...

A significant increase in cervical screening rates has been recorded just two years after Health New Zealand launched the new HPV primary screening test. More than 730,000 people have chosen to screen ...

While cervical cancer was once one of the most deadly cancers for American women, deaths from the disease have dropped by more than 50% since the 1970s due to prevention awareness and screening. But ...

Legs harnessed in an airborne straddle. Feeble pleas from your ob-gyn to scooch up. Cold, clunky metal speculum pushed into your vagina, followed by clanging and scraping. Pap smears are, at worst, a ...

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2025 is a timely reminder of the importance of being proactive and aware when it comes to our health. As mums, it's easy to place ourselves and our own health lower ...