Some women may not need to get a Pap test each year. And teens could skip the test until age 21.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued their newly revised, evidence-based cervical cancer screening guidelines on Friday. They’re published in the December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

The new guidelines advise that most women under 30 years old should have a cervical screening (Pap test) once every two years rather than annually. Women age 30 and older may be re-screened once every three years provided that they’ve had three consecutive negative cervical cytology test results. According to ACOG, women …read more

According to a new Florida State University (FSU) study, telling men that receiving a new vaccine to protect against human papillomavirus (HPV) would help prevent their female partners from getting cervical cancer didn’t increase interest in getting the shot.
The study has interesting marketing implications as an HPV vaccine for men will likely be approved in the near future. Another important thing to note is that the study participants included only 18 to 20 year-old male college students.
“Thinking about the benefit to their own health — protection again rare genital cancers and genital warts — is all men really need to …read more

Good Morning fabulous people! If you’ve ever checked out my blog So Sioux Me, you know that I have a special place in my heart for girls.
I posted an article this morning about my disappointment that a vaccine to prevent HPV (human papilloma virus) which causes cervical cancer has morphed into an argument about whether girls should have sex.
The issue of whether states will require girls to be vaccinated against HPV upon entering public schools is one most states are currently debating or will debate shortly.
Many are saying it should be the parents’ right to choose whether their child should be vaccinated.
My position …read more