In the end, the ball is in your court. You can still get Pap smears (which usually include an HPV test, too) or you can ask ...

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 ...

A doctor and public health expert explains why the new federal guidelines expanding cervical cancer screening to at-home ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

A woman shared her experience of having a smear test in a bid to encourage people to go for their appointments - but people ...