Counseling patients about annual Pap smears Counseling patients on the difference between a Pap smear and a pelvic exam will help them realize the importance of following up with a gynecologist for an ...

Many women face years of delays before getting a diagnosis. Diagnosis is based on symptoms, a pelvic exam, imaging such as ...

ARKANSAS, USA — For years, part of an annual exam for women included a Pap smear. A Pap is simply a scraping of cells from the surface of the cervix. The purpose is to screen for precancerous cells.

Seeing the doctor when you're sick is a step in the right direction, but it's only a small piece of the wellness puzzle overall. Getting annual checkups reduces your chances of dealing with a chronic ...

Women today are living longer and reaching old age in better health than ever before. A baby girl born between 1900 and 1902 would have had a life expectancy of about 50 years. Today, she will most ...

Jamie Otis is sending an important message to women: Get your annual Pap test. On Tuesday, the Married at First Sight star, 36, filmed herself at the doctor's office before her annual Pap smear. In ...

Jasmin McKee used to "put off" her annual pap smear, which screens for abnormal cells in the cervix, because the test made her nervous Kennedy News and Media Jasmin McKee, 26, was diagnosed with stage ...

Researchers find the noninvasive collection method can detect high-risk HPV and may become an option for people not willing ...

Jasmin McKee, 26, was diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer after she put off her annual pap smear because the test made her nervous She'd been experiencing bleeding after sex, but "brushed off" the ...