Sickle cell tests have become routine in newborn screenings, but older children and adults may need to be tested as well. Read on to see if you or a loved one might benefit from being tested for ...

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 ...

Happy Cervical Screening Awareness Week, folks. Now, we get that it's a pain in the cervix, but, reality is, smear tests are one of the most effective ways to reduce mortality rates from the disease.

A pap smear (or pap test) is a screening for cervical cancer. It involves taking cells from the cervix and vagina and examining them under a microscope. The test is looking for cervical ...

YouTuber Zoe Sugg uploaded a video to her 4.8 million followers on Friday which she kicked off by saying "Good morning everybody, today is the day that I film myself having a smear test." Sugg, who ...

When you reach a certain, pivotal age you will receive a very important letter in the post. No, it's not the invitation to Hogwarts that you've been waiting for all these years – DAMN YOU WORLD! It's ...

Although you can get a Pap smear during your menstrual period, some doctors may prefer you do not. A heavy flow may alter your exam results. If in doubt, it’s better to ask your OB-GYN, but try not to ...

More than 13,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer this year A routine pap exam can help women lower their risk of developing cervical cancer It's important to ...

It is possible to have an abnormal smear but a normal colposcopy result. This can happen when someone has a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection but no precancerous mutations in the cervix. Cervical ...

A Pap smear, also called a Pap test, is a screening procedure that can detect cervical cancer. During a Pap smear, a doctor or practitioner collects cells from the cervix. The cervix is the opening to ...