Based on your risk for cervical cancer and your individual results, they might ask you to: return for a repeat HPV test or Pap smear in 1 to 3 years have a colposcopy receive treatment To learn ...

They might recommend a colposcopy ... they may also take a biopsy (tissue sample) to send away for testing. You should also be sure to get regular Pap smears. Most people need them every 3 ...

The Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is commonly used to screen for ... Women with positive test results underwent colposcopy and biopsy, as did a random sample of women who tested negative.

Ms Fasawe encouraged women of reproductive age to prioritise regular screenings, such as pap smears and colposcopy, to prevent unnecessary deaths. She explained that cervical cancer develops over ...

These investigators estimated the cost of evaluating women with atypical Pap smears by each of 3 ... speculoscopy using either colposcopy or cervical biopsy as the reference standard in a group ...

The available screening methods, she said, include the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear and the more advanced colposcopy procedure, which is particularly useful for women with abnormal Pap smear results ...

Pap smears (cervical tissue swabs ... Further evaluation might look a biopsy (removal of tissue from the cervix) or a colposcopy (insertion of cervical microscope for closer look at cells).

Also known as a Pap smear, a cervical smear is a very common ... A moderately or severely abnormal smear will probably require a colposcopy and biopsy. This is a non-invasive examination of ...

our recommendation for the future is that this group be referred directly for further investigation with colposcopy [a medical procedure typically performed following abnormal Pap smear results ...

[40] For women aged 35-60 years, the relative sensitivity of HPV testing (1 pg/ml) for detection of CIN2+ compared with the Pap smear was higher ... positive women to colposcopy and reinforces ...

Her story is a powerful reminder of the importance of routine Pap smears and cervical health awareness ... For the results necessitated a biopsy and surgical removal of the abnormal cells.