Self-collection means swabbing your vagina to get a sample of cells to test in the lab. In this case, the sample is used to ...

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

HPV self-collection was approved by the Federal Drug Administration in May 2024 as a primary test for cervical cancer — meaning that a patient does not need to have a Pap test or pelvic exam for the ...

Cervical cancer is often curable when diagnosed in its initial stages and is highly preventable if pre-cancerous abnormalities are caught early. Yet many individuals diagnosed with cervical cancer in ...

Federal guidelines are expanding the options for cervical cancer screenings beyond the often-disliked Pap smear. According to new recommendations released Monday by the Health Resources and Services ...

Patients may be able to now use a long swab to collect samples for HPV testing — skipping the sometimes painful pap smear Stock image of a speculum; Stock image of cotton swabs. A new ...

Earlier this year the Food and Drug Administration approved a new human papillomavirus test that allows for self-collection of samples in a health care setting, thereby removing what many say is an ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Self-administered ...

If you've been putting off scheduling your Pap smear-maybe for months, maybe longer-take a deep breath. There's no judgment here. While some women breeze through these appointments, many of us find ...

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 ...