Speaking of Women’s Health Blog
Pap Smear
-
Can you really go 5 years between your pap tests?
Posted on March 14, 2012
New guidelines support spacing out your pap tests as long as you are healthy and low risk.
-
HPV vaccine for boys?!?
Posted on October 27, 2011
The HPV vaccine has been approved for boys. Yes, that is right! HPV, also known as human papilloma virus, causes NOT only cervical cancer, but other cancers, such as throat cancer, anal cancer and some lung cancers, as well as very pesky skin problems, such as warts, including genital warts.
-
My partner, Dr. Volkar, talks about changes in pap smear screenings.
Posted on October 20, 2011
Are you confused about when you need a pap smear? Every year? Every other year? Every three years? Or never?!? It can be confusing to women to know when their pap smear is due. The answer is, "It depends." It depends on your age, your risk factors, your gynecological history, and whether you have a cervix!
