I was so scared ahead of my first smear test that I put off booking it for nearly a year. Once I did get in the room, I almost immediately burst into tears. 'I'm so sorry,' I remember telling the ...

Discomfort during the taking of a smear test is not unusual, but it shouldn't really hurt. Presumably intercourse with your partner wasn't previously painful, is this a new thing? This type of ...

HPV is a leading cause of cervical cancer in women, but 50% of people who develop the cancer are never tested. A self-collection test could help.

If you a trans male and still have a uterus (womb) , then you should also attend for screening. For more information on Cervical screening Your Guide to cervical screening (smear test) - Video ...

In the second study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, over 12,000 women aged 32 to 38 years were randomly assigned to receive either an HPV test plus a Pap smear or, as a control ...

For some women, particularly sexual violence survivors, getting tested for HPV or undergoing a Pap smear can be uncomfortable or embarrassing. A new self-collection HPV test brought to market by ...