Unmarried women in Chennai face discrimination at diagnostic centres, being denied pap smears and hormonal IUCDs. These ...

"Nobody should get cervical cancer," Lousiana doctor says. Now there's a new self-collection test to improve accessibility, ...

Early detection is critical for the successful treatment of gynaecologic cancers, such as cervical, ovarian, and uterine ...

The researchers found that 80% of those who got a short course of chemotherapy first lived at least five more years, and 72% ...

As women meet with their health care provider, it’s important that they feel comfortable to ask questions. Dr. Thomas Fromuth, an obstetrician and gynecologist with UPMC Magee-Womens in Central Pa., ...

Every person with a uterus should be getting a pap smear starting at age 21 and normally should continue getting checked up every three years after that. Everyone should get consistent pap smears, but ...

Rachelle Cox said her experience demonstrated a lack of understanding about queer sex and "could have caused real harm". | ...

Having regular PAP smears is the single most important habit a woman can adopt ... STDs (especially HIV and human papillomavirus (HPV)), low immunity, smoking and possibly the birth control pill.

Your sample would be tested for cell changes that could go on to cause cancer (a Pap test). Depending on your ... It also cautions: 'The HPV test does not replace the need for regular smear tests.' ...

Home self-sampling screening tests for HPV are increasingly available, but here's why you shouldn't swerve NHS screening ...

Maybe you had a bad experience with your last Pap smear and you’re wary of going back to the ob-gyn. Or maybe you’ve never ...