The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to pay for preventive services. But Carmen Aiken was billed more than $1,400 anyway ...

M baye explained that a Pap smear is a screening test that checks for abnormal cells on the cervix that could lead to ...

Carmen Aiken had purchased a health insurance plan on the federal Affordable Care Act marketplace and thought the visit would ...

HPV is a leading cause of cervical cancer in women, but 50% of people who develop the cancer are never tested. A self-collection test could help.

And as for the actual test itself - it took less than 30 seconds. It was over practically as soon as it began. I'm not going to pretend my first pap smear was pleasant - it wasn't. But I was ...

Therefore, this is a matter that is important to discuss in detail, especially as the lingering effects of period poverty ...

Kellie Richardson had her whole life ahead of her when one routine health check-up derailed her course forever - and it's one ...

For some women, particularly sexual violence survivors, getting tested for HPV or undergoing a Pap smear can be uncomfortable or embarrassing. A new self-collection HPV test brought to market by ...

So negative was her smear test experience eight years ago, she has yet to return for another. Kirin added: "I know that cervical cancer is a silent killer but I just can't put myself through the test.

Carmen Aiken thought their medical visit would be covered because the Affordable Care Act requires insurers to pay for a long ...

In fact, 25 percent of cervical cancer diagnoses occur in women over the age of 65, and cervical cancers diagnosed in this ...