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 ...

A Pap smear, also called a Pap test, is a screening procedure for cervical cancer. It tests for the presence of precancerous or cancerous cells on your cervix. The cervix is the opening of the uterus.

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 ...

So you're about to turn 25, and the letter's landed on your doormat: it's time for your first ever smear test. Or, alternatively, you've long bid farewell to 25, and you've just been putting off the ...

If a person receives a positive human papillomavirus (HPV) result from a Pap smear, they need a colposcopy to confirm the diagnosis. This is a minimally invasive procedure that healthcare ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about women's health and reproductive health Less than one in 10 people told Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust said they ...

If you’re a woman who has ever had to undergo a Pap smear test, you know how uncomfortable, at best, it can be. I couldn’t ...

A woman who put off having a smear test "for years" has said finally deciding to go for the appointment "saved her life". Joanne Male from Chippenham, Wiltshire, attended her smear appointment last ...

The number of women having cervical screenings has reached a 20-year low, with one in four failing to attend their appointment. But with two women dying every day from cervical cancer in the UK - and ...

Despite living in an era with a major focus on health and wellbeing, the number of women attending their smear tests is at its lowest rate in almost two decades. The potentially lifesaving screening ...

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The American Cancer Society estimates that around 113,520 people in the US will be diagnosed with some form of gynecological cancer this year. While treatment has come on leaps and bounds, prevention ...