Y. Hou, MD Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable cancers, thanks to the HPV vaccine and regular screening. Despite ...

Pap smears may be a thing of the past during gynecological exams for some women, according to a new draft recommendation from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Now, the USPSTF is ...

Women’s health champions like us cheered in January when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a draft ...

ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is updating its cervical cancer screening guidelines for women and is officially recommending that doctors allow women to collect ...

Not only do many women struggle to find access to this exam, but many patients find the method for HPV screening — most commonly known as a pap test or pap smear — to be uncomfortable and ...

and co-testing (Pap and HPV). The USPSTF recommends that women ages 21-29 years screen every three years with a Pap test and women ages 30-65 screen with an HPV test every five years ...

Subjective Norms: Direct SND 2: Most people who are important to me would think that I should have an HPV test to screen for cervical cancer instead of a Pap smear SND3: People who are important ...

I would feel under social pressure to have an HPV test to screen for cervical cancer instead of a Pap smear SND4: I would feel under social pressure to have an HPV test to screen for cervical ...