Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

While the Pap was invented in the 1940s and involves inspecting cervical cells for precancerous or cancerous shifts, in the ...

Say goodbye to the dreaded Pap smear. While skipping it has long been a major gyno-no, the annual health checkup for cervical ...

A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...

Research has shown that self-collected tests have similar efficacy as when a medical doctor does the screening, according to ...

Following the 2024 FDA approval of a new self-collection test to detect HPV, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ...

A UVA Health physician helped shape new guidelines to expand at-home testing and prevent cancer before it starts.

U.S. guidance announced on Monday recommends self-collection of samples to test for HPV, the virus that often causes cervical ...

Emily Salter, who is unable to walk after falling from a 9m (30ft) cliff seven years ago, said she had tried to arrange for ...

The Teal Wand is an FDA-approved device for at-home cervical cancer screening. It works like a tampon, allowing women to ...

The guidelines, published Jan. 5 by the Health Resources and Services Administration, now recommend that average-risk women ...

This Cervical Cancer Awareness Month let us take a look at whether Pap smear or HPV test is better when it comes to detecting ...