As cervical cancer month ends, you might be wondering how you can protect yourself from this disease. The good news is that there are several steps you can take to prevent cervical cancer. This type ...

Health care visits related to symptoms or concerns regarding the neck are common. This video reviews the cervical spine anatomy and demonstrates a physical examination of the cervical spine.

How do you manage a premenopausal patient who complains of occasional postcoital bleeding? The patient has a normal Pap smear, normal physical exam, and negative cervical cultures. Is a colposcopy ...

This exam looks for changes in the cervix and is your main defense against cervical cancer. While it's true that frequency recommendations changed recently, you still need to have it done—and at the ...

April 22, 2009 — The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has issued a committee opinion on routine pelvic examination and cervical cytology screening that will be ...

It usually takes a few years for a normal cervical cell to turn into a cancerous one, if it ever does. Finding and treating pre-cancerous cells is the best way to prevent cervical cancer.

If bleeding after a Pap smear is from normal causes, such as a cervical scratch, the bleeding should stop within a few hours. Spotting may last up to two days, but the bleeding will become lighter.

FDA approved a new method to screen for cervical cancer, using two self-screening tools.

Regular health check-ups are imperative for early diagnosis of diseases, particularly for women's cancers like breast and cervical cancer. Mammography is key for breast cancer screening, while HPV ...

High-risk human papillomaviruses (HR-HPV) are the necessary cause of cervical carcinomas and there is an increasing interest in using HR-HPV DNA detection in adjunction to cytological examination ...