Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

Doctors typically swab a patient’s cervix in clinical settings to test for high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus, an ...

HHS released updated cervical cancer screening guidelines on Jan. 5, allowing for self-administered HPV tests as an ...

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 ...

A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...

This Cervical Cancer Awareness Month let us take a look at whether Pap smear or HPV test is better when it comes to detecting ...

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

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration issued new recommendations on Monday that will eventually allow women ...

Many women are likely familiar with the Pap smear, but some might not know about the HPV test (human papillomavirus test). Pap smears and HPV tests are the most common ways to detect cervical cancer, ...

Cervical cancer may be caused by any of more than a dozen particular strains of sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, or HPV. The NEJM study of more than 130,000 women found that one-time ...

The pap smear (or pap test) is one of the cornerstones of women's health. It was introduced in the 1940's as a way to screen for abnormal cervical cells. Starting at the age of 21 women are ...