Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cervical cancer risk was higher for women without colposcopy within 12 months of abnormal Pap or HPV test result ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Roughly over 79 million Americans have HPV, typically in your teens to 20s but also many people over the age of 30,” Navya Mysore ...

Like most women, I don't exactly look forward to gyno appointments. It's nothing against my doctor—she is lovely, really—the whole experience just isn't my idea of fun. I spend way too much time ...

An abnormal Pap smear means some percentage of your cervix cells appear abnormal in shape or size. In most cases, an abnormal Pap smear does not indicate cancer and is in fact caused by HPV. If you ...

Dear Doctor K: I had an abnormal Pap smear. Now my doctor wants me to have a colposcopy. What can I expect during this procedure? Dear Reader: Pap smears help determine if you might have cancer, or a ...

The phone rings. It’s your OB-GYN’s office. As if going to an annual appointment that brings apprehension and anxiety to even the most mindful health enthusiasts wasn’t enough, now your test has been ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a survey sent to women about midlife care, almost half of the respondents reported negative health care ...

During a Pap smear the most uncomfortable part will be when the doctor inserts a speculum into your vagina. However, the pain should be minimal and brief. Peter Dazeley/Getty Images A Pap smear is a ...

Many of us would choose the pain of a dentist’s chair over the most compassionate and sensitive gynecologist’s examination table. You endure a cold speculum — which is torture enough — then it does ...

Our editors independently select these products. Making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission Like most women, I don’t exactly look forward to gyno appointments. It’s nothing ...

The most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States (an astounding 42.5 percent of U.S. adults between 18 and 59 reported an HPV infection between 2013 and 2014, according to the ...