Those of us over a certain age likely don’t spend much time thinking about the human papilloma virus (HPV). Despite the fact that the sexually transmitted virus is estimated to infect 4 out of every 5 ...

Legs harnessed in an airborne straddle. Feeble pleas from your ob-gyn to scooch up. Cold, clunky metal speculum pushed into your vagina, followed by clanging and scraping. Pap smears are, at worst, a ...

Lt. Cmdr. Leslye Green, a staff obstetrician and gynecologist at Naval Hospital Pensacola, explains the importance of cervical cancer screening to a service member. Navy photo As an OB/GYN here in San ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HPV vaccination and routine cervical cancer screening are the main methods of prevention. At-home HPV screening ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening was low in federally qualified health centers vs. general ...

People with a cervix might notice a change on their next visit to the OB-GYN thanks to new guidelines about cervical cancer screenings. These new rules aim to reduce stress and increase detection of ...

The COVID-19 pandemic was a challenging time that changed the practice of medicine. Routine health screening declined with over 9 million missed tests for colon, breast, and prostate cancers. The ...

WASHINGTON — Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that’s enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. The change by the ...

It’s the time of year that women tend to pay more attention to their waistlines, but it is also a great opportunity to put gynecologic health at the top of the list, too — starting with cervical ...

We've come a long way, ladies. It used to be that cervical cancer was the No. 1 cause of cancer death for women. Not anymore—all thanks to regular screenings (make yours part of a comprehensive ...