How Often Do You Need a Pap Smear? Screening Guidelines by Age
Cervical cancer screening by age: when to start, how often you need a Pap smear or HPV test, when you can stop, and what the latest US guideline changes mean.
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Screenings & Tests
Pap smears, HPV tests and other checks, explained by age.
What Is an HPV Test? Who Needs One and What Results Mean
What an HPV test checks for, how it differs from a Pap smear, who should get one and how often, self-collection options and what positive results mean.
Abnormal Pap Smear Results: What They Mean
What abnormal Pap smear results mean, from ASC-US and LSIL to HSIL, how HPV results change next steps, what colposcopy involves and when treatment is needed.