I have a condition called vaginismus that makes traditional cervical cancer screening nearly impossible.

During a Pap smear, the medical provider swabs the patient's cervix to collect a cell sample. The cell sample is then sent to a lab, where pathologists analyze the sample under a microscope to check ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - This First Alert Safety Desk report is for women: Your trip to the gynecologist may soon be different. There will soon be an alternative to undergoing a Pap smear during your ...

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 had one before and are scared to make the appointment. It’s understandable to ...

Lots of Americans on TikTok have been in disbelief after learning that people in other countries apparently have the option to perform Pap smears on themselves via a mail-order kit, in the comfort of ...

Editor’s note: “Between Appointments” is a biweekly column that explores dating, sex, and reproductive health as they show up in everyday life for people in their early 20s. In this edition, columnist ...

In 2021, 78.1% of women aged 21 to 65 were up to date with their Pap smear test for early detection in Louisiana, LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center said. Although trends of cervical cancer in Louisiana ...

Medically reviewed by Khadeja Haye, MD Key Takeaways You can still get a Pap smear while on your period, but heavy bleeding ...

An abnormal Pap smear means some percentage of your cervix cells appear abnormal in shape or size. In most cases, an abnormal Pap smear does not indicate cancer and is in fact caused by HPV. If you ...

You may have heard about HPV testing and self-swabbing to collect the sample. Does that work as well? Here are the ins and outs of this newer option. Do you have a medical question you'd like to get a ...

If you can’t remember when you had your last pap smear, there’s a chance you might be due for another. So how often should you get a pap smear, exactly? We asked Dr. Margo Harrison, MD, OBGYN and Head ...

The human papillomavirus is a common sexually transmitted disease that has the capacity to grow into warts and, sometimes, different types of cancers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...