Pap smears are screening tools to detect any abnormal changes in cervical cells which may indicate cancer or HPV.

Women should get a pap smear every three years because it can detect early warning signs of cervical cancer.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Using urine to screen for high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) shows promise in potentially reaching women who decline or lack access to a Pap smear, researchers reported at ...

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Sansum Clinic staff placed on leave after a TikTok video showed them mocking patients' pap smear discharge in an exam room. A California urgent care clinic is under internal investigation after a ...

Several staff members at a California urgent care have been placed on leave after a viral TikTok video surfaced showing them mocking what seems to be pap smear discharge left behind by patients. The ...

Many women assume that during their annual well woman visit, the only tests they need to worry about are a Pap smear to check for cervical cancer and a mammogram to check for breast cancer. But ...

Cervical cancer is considered one of the most preventable cancers a person can be diagnosed with, and early detection of the harmful cells is possible with a routine test women are directed to take ...

When Noa Fleischacker had her first pap smear, she was struck by an unbearable, knife-like pain as soon as the speculum went in. “I literally was going to jump off the table,” Fleischacker recalled.

Original Medicare (parts A and B) and Medicare Advantage (part C) plans both fully cover regular PAP smears once every 24 months for most people as part of preventive health services. In addition, ...

Say goodbye to that painful speculum. Soon, women across the U.S. will be able to conduct their very own at-home Pap smear test, thanks to a new tool approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...