Breast exams, birth control and family planning are just some of the reasons not to skip your annual ob-gyn appointment.

This update in the draft recommendation is not because a Pap test is harmful, but because an HPV test is more effective as a cervical cancer screening tool for ages 30 to 65, according to the task ...

One of the first tests that allows patients to self-collect samples to screen for human papillomavirus (HPV) will soon be available in doctors' offices. In May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Federal guidelines are expanding the ways to test for cervical cancer beyond the Pap smear, the uncomfortable procedure done at a doctor's office that many people dread. New recommendations from the ...

Gynecologist Dr. Kim Alexander explains the benefits of HPV testing and midlife vaccination against the virus.

When a surprising HPV diagnosis caused serious abnormal changes to my cervix's cells, I was left with no answers and months ...

(CNN) — Testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses every five years – even with a self-collected sample – is the “preferred screening strategy” for cervical cancer starting at age 30, according to a ...