I just want to talk about my experience on my monday with my gyane. Before this I had not had a pap smear before, I am 25, I know I should had it earlier. I am still waiting for the results. Anyway ...

Why it matters: The less-invasive self-swab requires less equipment, allowing health clinics that don't have speculums and stirrups to start offering screening. It's an alternative to Pap smears ...

This company wants to replace your Pap smear — and promises its DIY cancer screening is less painful By . Diana Bruk. Published May 12, 2025, 2:03 p.m. ET.

The awkward — but necessary — experience of getting a Pap smear. Cervical cancer screenings aren’t my favorite thing to do, but they save lives. July 15, 2024. Perspective by Gemma Correll .

In a pap smear, a gynecologist uses a speculum to open the walls of the vagina, and then uses an instrument to collect cells from the cervix. As the Mayo Clinic notes, it “may feel uncomfortable.

In 2021, 78.1% of women aged 21 to 65 were up to date with their Pap smear test for early detection in Louisiana, LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center said.

Pap smears, HPV testing, and co-tests of both are all still effective, and experts say to talk to your doctor to pick the right test for you.

6 common myths about Pap smears that could put you at risk for cervical cancer By . McKenzie Beard. Published Feb. 28, 2025, 10:16 a.m. ET ...

Despite the Pap smear’s effectiveness, the drop in cervical cancer deaths has leveled off since 2008. In the United States, about 11,500 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, and ...