J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2014;18(1):1-7. In a clinical setting, this combination of maintained sensitivity with increased specificity would lead to fewer office visits and procedures. Our cost analysis ...

Cervical infection with high-risk (oncogenic) genotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) is a necessary early event in cervical carcinogenesis; however, cervical cancer will not inevitably develop in ...

This release is also available in German. Results of a US study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that regular smear tests rather than colposcopy is the best way of monitoring low-grade ...

The follow-up after abnormal Pap smear and negative colposcopy is not clearly defined. This study aimed at investigating the role of hr-HPV testing in the management of abnormal Pap test and negative ...

Hyperkeratosis is usually related to inflammation associated with trauma or infection and is commonly seen in women who use a diaphragm. A repeat Pap test should be obtained in six to 12 months if the ...

Dr. Waxman: One of the biggest practice changes affected by these new guidelines has to do with managing young women under age 25. The screening guidelines that came out a year ago say don't screen ...

Recently the FDA approved the BD Onclarity™ HPV assay as a test to identify HPV high-risk genotypes in addition to HPV 16 and 18 (i.e., extended genotyping). The Onclarity assay is designed to ...

After testing HPV+ last year, I had Colposcopy done and a Biopsy which came normal. Again last month I had a pap done and the results came saying that I had Low-Grade Squamouse Intraepithelial Lesion ...