My heart sunk when I read the letter. I had tested positive for HPV and my smear test result was "inadequate". I could almost hear my pulse thudding in my chest. I had no idea what this result meant ...

As a mum, your days are probably a mix of nursery or school runs, while juggling work-related or other household tasks. This often means that your own health concerns often slip to the bottom of the ...

Many women are likely familiar with the Pap smear, but some might not know about the HPV test (human papillomavirus test). Pap smears and HPV tests are the most common ways to detect cervical cancer, ...

One thing I didn’t know before embarking on this deep-dive into our down theres is that some people have such gorilla-grip pussies they can shoot a speculum across the room at the GP. This is a level ...

Ellie Leach said her first smear test returned abnormal, HPV positive results and led to an LLETZ procedure after ...

HPV screening — rather than a pap smear — is more effective at detecting cervical cancer, according to a US task force Lordn/Getty Images The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is looking to update ...

Every year, from January 18 to 24, organisations raise awareness about the importance of pap smears as part of Cervical Cancer Awareness Week and, in 2021, one of their main focuses is ensuring people ...

Coronavirus: it's disrupted pretty much everything, from our jobs to our finances to Glastonbury (two years running 😫). And if you're due a smear test, you might have found that lockdown has ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed nearly every aspect of life. From getting used to working from home to socializing with your friends and family through a computer screen, the lockdown has meant ...