Yes, you can have a Pap smear exam on your period. However, heavy bleeding may make it harder to detect abnormal cervical ...

The HPV vaccine, called Gardasil-9 — which has no live virus and is completely non-infectious — protects against the six types of HPV most likely to cause cancer, Eckert says. (These are strains 6, 11 ...

A viral video claims that Pap smears can damage the cervix, raising concerns among women. But is this fact or myth? We got in ...

It could have changed the course of her life, but instead of looking back with regret, Alicia Hilderley is celebrating a new ...

Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin celebrated the grand opening of a new women's OB/GYN clinic in Milledgeville on Thursday.

Cervical cancer progresses slowly and often shows subtle signs in its early stages. Regular Pap smears, HPV vaccinations, and ...

Many vaginal health issues, such as HPV or other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), often show no symptoms initially ...

The decrease in the incidence of invasive cervical cancer has been credited to the widespread use of Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screening. Although relatively inexpensive to perform, Pap smears ...

If cancer is suspected from your gynecologic exam or from a screening ... Screenings on a specific schedule with routine Pap smears and HPV tests can detect precancerous conditions of the cervix ...

Utah County prosecutors continue to file criminal charges against OB-GYN David Broadbent ... Broadbent to use a smaller instrument for a Pap smear because she had been abused as a child.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) tests in the province will replace Pap tests, also known as Pap smears or cervical cytology, on March 3, following similar moves in British Columbia and Prince Edward Island ...