The FDA has approved three self-administered tests for the high-risk strains of HPV known to cause most cervical cancers.

The American Cancer Society has recently updated cervical screening guidelines for HPV and cervical cancer. Here are the main ...

Cervical cancer usually does not cause symptoms until it is advanced. A new guideline makes it easier to detect when precancerous changes are already developing.

You may have heard about HPV testing and self-swabbing to collect the sample. Does that work as well? Here are the ins and outs of this newer option.

Many women are likely familiar with the Pap smear, but some might not know about the HPV test (human papillomavirus test). Pap smears and HPV tests are the most common ways to detect cervical cancer, ...

The pap smear (or pap test) is one of the cornerstones of women's health. It was introduced in the 1940's as a way to screen for abnormal cervical cells. Starting at the age of 21 women are ...

A Pap smear is a procedure that screens for cervical cancer by testing cells for any abnormalities. If your Pap results are abnormal that does not mean you have cancer, and more likely indicates HPV.

Legs harnessed in an airborne straddle. Feeble pleas from your ob-gyn to scooch up. Cold, clunky metal speculum pushed into your vagina, followed by clanging and scraping. Pap smears are, at worst, a ...

Dublin, Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Human Papilloma Virus/HPV Test and Pap Smear/Test Market by Product & Service, Test Type, Technology, Application, Care Setting, and Region - Global ...

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 ...

New guidelines now allow self-swab HPV testing, including one test that can be done at home and mailed in HPV self-collected ...

It depends. “There are currently several manufacturers of self-collected HPV testing,” says Anna Quian, MD, gynecologic ...