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Continuing regular cytology screening up to age 75 years or performing an exit human papillomavirus (HPV) test to confirm the absence of oncogenic HPV strains past the age of 55 years offers preventive benefit for older women with a cervix

Age to Stop Cervical Cancer Screening Depends on Test Used

HealthDay.com - Nov 2, 2018 0

Negative HPV test, HPV-cytology co-test tied to low remaining lifetime cancer risk for unvaccinated

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends cervical cancer screening with cervical cytology alone every three years or screening with high-risk human papillomavirus testing alone every five years in women ages 30 to 65 years. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Sept. 12 by the USPSTF.

USPSTF Backs Cervical Cancer Screening With Cytology or hrHPV

HealthDay.com - Sep 13, 2017 0

Recommendations for screening with cytology alone every three years or hrHPV testing every five years

About one-in-three HIV-infected women with no prehysterectomy history of abnormal Pap results have abnormal vaginal Pap results after hysterectomy

Abnormal Pap Posthysterectomy for ~30 Percent of HIV+ Women

HealthDay.com - Jun 14, 2016 0

Findings in HIV-infected women who have no prehysterectomy history of abnormal Pap results

A major change in Papanicolaou test guidelines introduced in 2009 may have had an unintended consequence: Some young women are missing out on screening for chlamydia

2009 Pap Guidelines Linked to Drop in Chlamydia Testing

HealthDay.com - Jul 21, 2015 0

Screening of young women dropped significantly at one university health center

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