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 ...

If you own a cervix, you’re probably familiar with that awkward feeling of lying on a cold examination table with your feet up in stirrups and legs spread eagle while your physician scraps your inner ...

HPV screening — rather than a pap smear — is more effective at detecting cervical cancer, according to a US task force Lordn/Getty Images The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is looking to update ...

Say goodbye to the dreaded Pap smear. While skipping it has long been a major gyno-no, the annual health checkup for cervical cancer is possibly one of the most disliked activities for women. But new ...

When doctors think about tests that might cause sticker shock for their patients, they wouldn't normally consider a simple Pap smear. Pap smears are routine tests that doctors use to screen patients ...

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 ...

ROCHESTER — Mayo Clinic is expanding a cancer screening initiative through several Mayo Clinic Health System clinics this summer, building on the successful uptake of the Saturday Pap Clinics at ...

ALMOST a third of women skip life-saving smear tests – often through fear or embarrassment. But millions of lives could be ...

Anyone with a cervix should be getting a Pap smear (also called a Pap test) every three years, but if you don’t have a perfect record on making all your check-ups, well, you’re not alone. As the CDC ...

When they said not to wait for your first pap smear, they were not kidding. I got my first pap smear at 23, two years later than I should have. A month later, I learned my test result was abnormal. A ...