A mum who kept getting negative smear test results was shocked to discover she had a rare form of cervical cancer - one that ...

Cervical cancer is preventable, but kills thousands each year — in part because women aren't regularly screened for it. A new test allows people to test themselves at home and mail in the results.

Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy can come from multiple places, including the uterus, placenta, or the cervix, Jacqueline Hairston, MD, assistant professor and maternal-fetal medicine physician at ...

Many women dread getting their regular Pap smears. The procedure, which involves scraping cells from the cervix to check for ...

"The cervix is directly visualized. A bimanual exam is often done that allows us to get a sense ... with a uterus get their first pap smear at 21. If a pap smear is normal, your health care provider ...

"The cervix is directly visualized. A bimanual exam is often done that allows us ... If a pap smear is normal, your health care provider may advise you to wait three years until your next one.

Research suggests that the risk of cervical cancer goes up the longer a woman takes OCs, but the risk goes back down again after the OCs are stopped, and returns to normal many years after stopping. A ...

It’s normal practice to offer this for intimate ... The doctor can examine the vulva, vagina and cervix without it being uncomfortable for you. A pelvic examination is a safe test. The examination ...

The examination was performed sequentially by a study gynaecologist ... The histological results based on biopsies were used as gold standard and were categorised as normal, cervical intraepithelial ...

Cervical cancer is caused by persistent infection ... Women who are 65 years or older with a normal history of previous screening can cease screening, but only through a physician.

On examination she was generally fit and healthy-looking ... Pelvic ultrasound showed a normal cervix. A pelvic MRI found the haemangioma involved over two-thirds of the ectocervix causing expansion ...