And it’s also a gift for best friends who’ve been by our side through every season, supporting us through late-night talks, milestones, and even heartbreaks. For the girlfriends who bring joy ...

Stop by Trader Joe’s to pick up something simple for lunch (pre-packaged salad and a yogurt) as well as a dessert to bring to another friend’s ... had an abnormal pap smear recently so I ...

and a history of abnormal Papanicolaou smears, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, cervical dysplasia, or sexually transmitted infection (or a combination of these) increase the risk.

HPV screening — rather than a pap smear — is more effective at detecting cervical cancer, according to a US task force Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

An influential panel of experts is calling for new changes to the current recommendations surrounding cervical cancer screening—changes that should result in fewer pap smears for many women ...

Cervical cytology tests—more commonly known as Pap smears—every three years will remain the preferred testing method for women ages 21 to 29. “We have new evidence that highlights that HPV ...

By Roni Caryn Rabin Doctors routinely advise that women undergoing screening for cervical cancer receive Pap smears every three years beginning at age 21. Now, beginning at 30, women have a new ...

The task force has introduced a recommendation that women over the age of 30 test for high-risk human papilloma viruses (HPV) every five years rather than relying on pap smears to detect cervical ...

Eight women whose smear tests were misread by screeners went on to develop cancer, a major review into cervical screening at the Southern Health Trust has found. A further 11 women's slides were ...

In November, a damning report into the Southern Trust's cervical smear programme told of a prolonged history of screener underperformance and a failure to manage it appropriately.A review was ...

The review was triggered by three women being diagnosed with cervical cancer after previous abnormal smear tests were missed. Their diagnoses were investigated as a Serious Adverse Incident and ...