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 ...

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

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

The Health Resources and Services Administration yesterday announced updated cervical cancer screening guidelines, including ...

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

HHS released updated cervical cancer screening guidelines on Jan. 5, allowing for self-administered HPV tests as an ...

The at-home tests are not yet available, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two self-swab tests from the ...

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has updated its guidelines to include self collection testing for ...

Sorting out issues 'downstairs' is never a nice experience but if it's a procedure that can save your life then it's vital. Around 1,000 women die every year of cervical cancer, yet a whooping 20% of ...

So you're about to turn 25, and the letter's landed on your doormat: it's time for your first ever smear test. Or, alternatively, you've long bid farewell to 25, and you've just been putting off the ...

A Government briefing note in 1986 stated that it might be cheaper to send cervical smear samples to England to be tested, ...