The FDA has approved the first at-home self-collection device for cervical cancer screening in the U.S. Patients will no ...

May is Women's Health Month, a time where medical professionals stress the importance of routine gynecological screenings.

A mum had negative smear tests her whole life before discovering she had a rare cervical cancer that’s not picked up on them.

“So it’s important for women to get regular Pap smears.” Felder used her difficult experience as an opportunity to educate and encourage others about cervical cancer. In 2005, she formed ...

Pap smears have long been the standard for cervical cancer screening, but they’re no one’s idea of fun. Could this device be ...

To use it, women request a kit online, get approved by a Teal Health provider and receive the device in the mail. Egan also noted that Pap smears aren’t even “the recommended way of screening ...

The DIY test could serve as an alternative to in-person "Pap smears," which are recommended every three years for women up to age 65. The self-collection device — the Teal Wand, made by Teal ...

Women can use a wand to collect a vaginal sample, then mail it to a lab that will screen for cervical cancer. The device will be available by prescription through a telehealth service.

V. Jyothsna, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Yashoda Hospitals, Malakpet, explains what inflammation in Pap smear results implies, its potential causes, and what women need to do next.

More than half of women surveyed mistakenly believed that Pap smears test for cancer. In reality, the primary goal of the test is to detect abnormal cell changes in the cervix — changes that ...

a pap smear is painless.” I spoke with Alyssa Nicole, a graphic design student, about her thoughts on gynecological care. While she has not yet had a Pap test, she is aware of the concerns many women ...