More Vaginal & Cervical Health News

• HPV Test Bests Pap Smear in Studies

  Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A test to detect human papillomavirus (HPV) -- which causes ...

• Pelvic Exams Can Help Spot Ovarian Cancer

  Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Ovarian cancer, the "silent killer," may not always be so ...

• New Test Identifies More Cervical Cancers

  June 29 (HealthDay News) -- A new computerized test called the ThinPrep Imager detects more ...

• Computerized Ordering Cuts Medication Errors

  June 28 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. hospitals that switched from using doctors' handwritten prescriptions to ...

• Stirrups-Free Pap Smear May Be a Welcome Option

  June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Women who know they should get regular Pap smears but ...

• Baby Boom Women Confronting Pelvic Health Conditions

  June 21 (HealthDay News) -- Baby boomer women still have hysterectomies at nearly the same ...

• New Treatment for Common Genital Infection

  May 25 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Tindamax (tinidazole) ...

• Experts Debate Giving HPV Vaccine to Boys

  May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Amid the controversy around mandated vaccination of young girls against ...

• Gardasil Guards Against Vaginal, Vulval Cancers

  May 18 (HealthDay News) -- An international study shows that the cervical cancer vaccine that ...

• Studies Support Cervical Cancer Vaccine's Effectiveness in Young Girls

  May 10 (HealthDay News) -- Expanded findings from trials that led to U.S. approval of ...

• U.S. Offers Free, Bilingual Health Checklists

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• Cervical Cancer Vaccine Continues to Spark Debate

  March 30 (HealthDay News) -- As 24 states consider laws that would require girls entering ...

• Awareness of HPV Infection Low in U.S.: Study

  March 23 (iVillage Total Health) - Awareness of a sexually transmitted disease that can cause ...

• 1 in 4 U.S. Women Carries Cervical Cancer Virus

  Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The first survey of a broad age range of U.S. ...

• Scientists Determine How HIV Infects Vagina

  Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. scientists say they've identified the primary targets of HIV-1 ...

• Pelvic Prolapse Linked to Vaginal Delivery

  Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Muscle damage caused during vaginal childbirth is associated with a ...

• Girls Should Receive Cervical Cancer Vaccine: Experts

  Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Females should be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) when they're ...

• States Report Progress in Combating Cervical Cancer

  Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- States are making gains in the war against cervical cancer, ...

• Scientists Decipher Genome for 'Nasty' STD

  Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have cracked the genome of the parasite that causes ...