TV presenter Steph McGovern has undergone a cervical smear test on live television, in a bid to reduce fear of the procedure. McGovern told viewers: "There are a lot women who struggle with going to ...

Beth Chamberlin had a brief stint on Days of our Lives in between her runs as Beth Raines on Guiding Light. The actress ...

Maybe you had a bad experience with your last Pap smear and you’re wary of going back to the ob-gyn. Or maybe you’ve never had one before and are scared to make the appointment. It’s understandable to ...

A pap smear (or pap test) is a screening for cervical cancer. It involves taking cells from the cervix and vagina and examining them under a microscope. The test is looking for cervical ...

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 ...

Women will have an alternative Pap smear option starting this fall, the New York Times reported. The new option is a swab to screen for cervical cancer, rather than the speculum, which has been the ...

Vaginismus is an involuntary tightening of the vagina, which makes everything from intimacy to Pap smears painful. (Photo: Getty Images; Illustration: Aisha Yousaf for Yahoo) When Laura Zam was 13, ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) and Medicare Advantage (part C) plans both fully cover regular PAP smears once every 24 months for most people as part of preventive health services. In addition, ...

If you get a call from your doctor’s office about an abnormal pap smear, you might start to freak out. Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones says it’s a good idea to take a deep breath first. Many times, the doctor ...

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If you’ve been getting your annual well visits at the gyno (as you should be), you’re likely well familiar with Pap smears, which look for abnormal changes on your cervix and can indicate a human ...