Pap Smear

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Jena Kingsley | Posted 04.18.2012

Jena Kingsley

My doormen are essentially a gateway into my life.

A Letter to Mitt Romney: What 'Getting Rid' of Planned Parenthood Means

Carolyn Smithers | Posted 05.20.2012

Carolyn Smithers

Planned Parenthood saved my life. I had a routine pap test at a Planned Parenthood health center when I was 19 years old, and it detected cervical cancer. I was able to get treatment, and three decades have passed. Now my focus is on my daughters.

Emma Gray

Home Health Tests Round-Up: 6 Tests You Can Self-Administer

HuffingtonPost.com | Emma Gray | Posted 12.29.2011

This month, one piece of news relating to HPV had nothing to do with vaccines. It turns out that women may soon be able to detect HPV for themselves u...

Why I'm Thankful for Planned Parenthood

Susan J. Demas | Posted 06.11.2011

Susan J. Demas

There's something disconcerting about knowing you could get blown up by some "pro-life" protester just for getting a Pap smear.

From Sex and the City to 30 Rock: Turning Carrie-s Into Lemon-ade

Meredith C. Carroll | Posted 05.25.2011

Meredith C. Carroll

Liz Lemon is like a modern-day, less-toxic Carrie Bradshaw. She is mostly pitied by her friends and co-workers, but she has enough self-awareness to take action and go after what works for her.

How Screening Saves Lives

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.25.2011

Craig and Marc Kielburger

Cervical cancer is diagnosed in about 500,000 women every year. About 250,000 will die. But it is largely preventable.

True Prevention is the Solution to Our Healthcare Crisis

Dr. Erika Schwartz | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Erika Schwartz

Prevention is about staying healthy and not being scared into having unnecessary tests. It is about spending fewer dollars on health care and more on good, clean, healthy living.