No one wants to be diagnosed with or go through the physical and psychological toll of cancer. Which is why, sometimes, it's ...

Women with endometriosis usually experience worse ovulation pain. Misplaced uterine cells respond to hormonal surges just like normal uterine lining—causing inflammation.

It is not, Modesitt said, a replacement for a Pap smear, the exam in which a metal speculum is inserted in the vagina to scrape cervix cells. A doctor's visit also involves a pelvic exam, a chance to ...

What Is Cytology? Cytology means examining a single cell type. Cytology is primarily used to diagnose cancer and is used for Pap smears, screening for fetal abnormalities, or diagnosing infections.

Patients are generally told that pap smears will cause pressure or feel like a pinch, but truly intolerable pain is rarely treated as an option, except for in patients with serious sexual trauma ...

Georgia Tech's Rakeb Tesfassellasie and her partners created a cervical cancer screening protype they hope makes women's health care more accessible and comfortable.

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

If the Pap smear is normal, the examination should be repeated in 6months. If this repeat Pap smear is normal, then annual Pap smears and gynecologic examinations are suggested.

LLETZ stands for large loop excision of the transformation zone. It’s also known as loop electrosurgical excision (LEEP) or loop diathermy. This is the most common treatment for abnormal cervical ...

Do Women Comply with Recommendations for Papanicolaou Smears Following Colposcopy? A Retrospective Study Jennifer Tirrell Martin, APN, MSN Disclosures J Midwifery Womens Health. 2008;53 (2):138-142. 0 ...

A Pap smear, which is done the same way, tests for changes in cervical cells and not the HPV virus specifically—but typically, an abnormal result is highly suggestive of HPV.

Pap smears and HPV tests are critical tools for detecting cervical cancer early when it is most treatable.