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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 ...

Three million people receive abnormal Pap smear results each year, but less than one percent are diagnosed with cervical ...

Pap smears are screening tools to detect any abnormal changes in cervical cells which may indicate cancer or HPV.

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 ...

Say goodbye to that painful speculum. Soon, women across the U.S. will be able to conduct their very own at-home Pap smear test, thanks to a new tool approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

But the tool your doctor’s using — the speculum — hasn’t been updated in 200 years and is, frankly, archaic. Unlike the ...

A new proposal recommends replacing routine pap smears with HPV testing every five years for women over 30, signaling a serious shift in cervical cancer screening guidelines. reading time 3 minutes ...

Many people dread going into the doctor's office for a Pap smear or HPV test, but that's no longer the only cervical cancer screening option. Now, we have the Teal Wand, the first and only at-home ...

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