For starters, it does not mean you have cancer—or that you’re destined to develop it.

He is among the authors of a series of studies that are exploring the potential of a single-dose HPV vaccination in cervical ...

If a woman’s HPV infection persists after a year, she may be referred for a colposcopy, a procedure in which a doctor inserts a speculum into the vagina to widen the vagina so they can see the ...

Only 32% of this study population complied with recommendations for serial Papanicolaou tests after colposcopy. One possible reason is a knowledge deficit about the importance of adherence to the ...

HPV infection can be reliably diagnosed if both ... or if an HSIL Pap smear is obtained at any time, colposcopy should be performed. HSIL. There is no controversy about management of patients ...