Even with all this research readily available, some doctors still say many women over 65 don’t need Pap smears, including ...

Getting a Pap smear isn’t among my favorite things to do, ranking somewhere between eating cauliflower (ugh) and going to the dentist (worse). I usually find the experience awkward, ...

Some women have a Pap smear done during a pelvic exam to screen for cervical cancer. The test may be done with a human papillomavirus (HPV) test. But a pelvic exam may be done for other reasons ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Some women are afraid of Pap smears, many more find the appointments inconvenient. Now there's a new self-guided way to do this cervical cancer screening test at home.

For those over the age of 65, a pap smear may no longer necessary if you've had at least three pap tests or two HPV tests in the past 10 years with normal or negative test results; haven't had ...

The Pap smear was developed by Dr Georgios Papanicolaou and first reported in 1928. It involves a gynaecologist taking a sample of cells from the surface of the cervix during an internal exam.

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.

Currently, the USPSTF recommends that women ages 20 to 29 start getting screened for cervical cancer every three years via cervical cytology (the pap smear). Women between 30 and 65 are currently ...

Since its introduction more than 80 years ago, the Pap smear is estimated to have prevented hundreds of thousands of cervical cancer deaths. And in 2006, a vaccine against HPV became available in ...

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 .