Researchers have found that testing period blood for signs of cervical cancer could be an accurate way of screening for the disease. Read: no more having a speculum shoved into you by a stranger every ...

Testing period blood for human papillomavirus (HPV) could be a “robust alternative or replacement” for a smear test, researchers have said. Using a regular sanitary pad topped with a blood sample ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blood tests are a quick and fairly easy way for medical professionals to detect serious health problems. Having your blood drawn ...

While a few women look forward to their cervical screening tests, some completely avoid the procedure, because they find it painful, distressing or just embarrassing. Those women are starting to be ...