UK woman Jasmin McKee was diagnosed with cervical cancer after mistaking her copper coil as the cause of her symptoms ...

"If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't be here to tell my story." Toni Smith from Eastwood, in Nottinghamshire, went for a routine smear test when she was 28-years-old and believes doing so saved her life ...

Researchers are one step closer to developing a simple, at-home test to prevent cervical cancer or treat it early, shows a study from University of Florida Health Cancer Center and Purdue University ...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued the first-ever guidelines for doctors to not only recognize, but also treat, the pain that goes along with women's health.

Pap smears test for cancer and precancerous cells, but also look for HPV. The at home test allows a woman to swab her vagina with a sponge like tool on her own rather than the speculum used for an ...

Specifically, ACOG’s current guidelines recommend that women ages 30 to 65 choose one of these options for their screenings: Undergo co-testing every five years. Get a Pap test every three years.

Generally speaking, you should start getting regular Pap smears at age 21, according to ACOG’s guidelines. That’s a better guideline to follow than when you first become sexually active, ...

A Pap smear involves a medical provider inserting a speculum into the vagina, then swabbing the cervix before sending the sample to a lab. Credit - Getty Images Maybe you had a bad experience with ...

A well-woman visit should happen each year, whether or not you need a Pap smear, according to ACOG. But, of course, if you have any issues before your next well-woman visit, ...

Overall, 26.9% of videos were deemed positive; of these, 68% were created by health care professionals and 48% were educational. Of the 37.6% of videos coded negative, 91.4% were from creators who ...