A Pap smear, also called a Pap test, is a screening procedure for cervical cancer. It tests for the presence of precancerous or cancerous cells on your cervix. The cervix is the opening of the uterus.

ACOG has published a practice bulletin that addresses the management of a normal Pap with positive high-risk HPV. [2] Since the recommendations of using cervical cytology and HPV testing were released ...

Women should get a pap smear every three years because it can detect early warning signs of cervical cancer.

(CNN) — Q: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is releasing new guidelines on cervical cancer screenings. What’s changed? A: In the 1930s, cervical cancer was the deadliest women’s cancer in ...

The pap smear (or pap test) is one of the cornerstones of women's health. It was introduced in the 1940's as a way to screen for abnormal cervical cells. Starting at the age of 21 women are ...

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New guidelines for cervical-cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21 and be screened less often than previously recommended. The advice, from the American College of ...

For women over 21, the pap smear is an unpleasant and often painful part of a visit to the gynecologist. New research shows that the less-invasive human papillomavirus (HPV) test is a more accurate ...

Oct. 11, 2005 (Seattle) -- A liquid-based Papanicolaou test ( SurePath) may not improve the detection rate of cervical adenocarcinomas compared with the traditional Pap test, according to research ...

A Pap Smear is one of the most common tests recommended for cervical cancer. But who should get it and who can be exempted ...

For women over 21, the pap smear is an unpleasant and often painful part of a visit to the gynecologist. New research shows that the less-invasive human papillomavirus (HPV) test is a more accurate ...