HPV screening
Checking for papillomavirus
HPV screening is medical testing to detect human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection that can cause cervical and other cancers.
Unlike a Pap smear, which looks for abnormal cells, HPV screening identifies the virus itself.
Guidelines typically recommend screening for women over 30, often combined with Pap tests: Her doctor suggested HPV screening every five years.
- cervicalOf the neck
- Pap smearCancer screening via cervical cells
- speculumMedical opening device
- pelvic examInternal reproductive organ inspection
- swabAbsorbent cleaning implement
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HPV screeningcancer therapy
Treatment for malignant disease
chemotherapy · hysterectomy · cancer diagnosis · colposcopy · palliative care
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