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Cervical cancer is a disease that affects the cervix in women. Here you will discover the basics of cervical cancer, including the causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention of the disease.
Pregnancy After LEEP - Did You Have a Successful Pregnancy Af…
Women who have LEEPs are often concerned with how the procedure will affect their future pregnancies. Did you have a LEEP and become pregnant after having the procedure? Share your experience with other. Read other women's experience with having a LEEP and becoming pregnant.
Oncologist or Gynecologic Oncologist
Choosing an oncologist is an important part of your cervical cancer treatment. Should you choose an oncologist that is experienced in many types of cancer or a gynecologic oncologist?
Pregnancy After A LEEP Procedure
What are the risks of getting pregnant after having a LEEP procedure? Explore how a LEEP can affect your pregnancy.
Meet Your Cervical Cancer Treatment Team
Cancer isn't treated by one doctor, but many health care professionals. When you have cancer, you will see several experts. Learn who will take part in treating your cancer.
How Often To Have a Pap Smear
Ever wonder how often you are supposed to have a pap smear? Find out the answer in this FAQ about the frequency of pap smears.
Tips for Getting an Accurate Pap Smear
A list of simple tips that will aid in getting more accurate pap smear results.
LGSIL Pap Smear Result
Low Grade Squamous Intraepitheliel Lesion, or LGSIL, is a classification of an abnormal Pap smear. Learn what LGSIL is, how it is detected, and treatment for LGSIL.
What Age Should Woman First Have a Pap Smear?
Have you had a pap smear? When should a woman begin having Pap smears?
Cervical Biopsy
A cervical biopsy is performed when cancer or dysplasia is suspected. Learn what to expect during a cervical biopsy and how it is done.
HGSIL Pap Smear Results
High Grade Squamous Intraepitheliel Lesion , or HGSIL for short, is a grading system for cervical dysplasia. Find out what HGSIL is, how it is treated, and how it relates to cervical cancer.
How to Get a Free or Low Cost Pap Smear
Many states have a free or low cost cervical cancer screening programs. Learn what states offer free or low cost pap smears and who to contact for each state.
ASCUS Pap Smear Results
Learn more about ASCUS pap smears, the most common type of abnormal pap smears.
How Often To Have a Pap Smear
Ever wonder how often you are supposed to have a pap smear? Find out the answer in this FAQ about the frequency of pap smears.
Can a Pap Smear Detect Cancer?
Does a pap smear detect cancer? Does a pap smear only show abnormal changes? Find out the answer in this FAQ about cervical cancer and pap smears.
5 Reasons Why Women Don't Get Pap Smears
Learn the five most common excuses as to why women don't get a Pap smear.
Pap Smear-Understand Normal and Abnomral Results of the Pap Smear
When you receive you Pap smear results, there are various results you can receive such as unsatifactory, normal, ASCUS.
Best Time to Have a Pap Smear
Did you know that there is an optimum time of the month to have a Pap smear done? Having a Pap at the right time of the month may yield more accurate results.
Pap Smear Mistakes Women Make
There are several common mistakes women make when it comes to Pap smears from scheduling it at the wrong time of the month to having sex before the test. Avoid these common mistakes to help make your next Pap test more accurate.
Your First Pap Smear
Are you about to have your first Pap smear? Learn everything you need to know about Pap smears from why you need them, when you should have them, to common questions women have about Pap smears.
Older Women and Pap Smears
Older women still need to stay on top of their cervical health by getting routine Pap smears. How often a women has a Pap smear and when to stop having them are the most common concerns. Learn what every older woman needs to know about the Pap smear test.
7 Things You Should Tell Your Gynecologist
Many women neglect to tell their gynecologists important information about their health. Review important health facts that your gynecologist needs to know about you.
Pap Smears After a Hysterectomy
Do women who have had hysterectomies need to continue to have Pap smears? Find the answer here in this article about Pap smears and hysterectomies.
Pap Smear-What to Expect During a Pap Smear
Learn what to expect during a pap smear and tips for mkaing the pap smear experience easier. Slo includes tips to prepare for the test.
HPV: What Is Is HPV and How Do You Get It?
HPV is a known cause for cervical cancer and is now believed to cause other women's cancers like vulvar and vaginal. Learn what HPV is, how a person gets HPV, symptoms, and prevention of HPV.
Symptoms of HPV
A look into the symptoms of HPV, a virus that is link to cancer.
Is There a Cure for HPV?
HPV is a disease that affects over 20 million Americans. It is trnasmitted through both sexual contact and intercourse. Learn if there is a cure for HPV.
How Do You Get HPV?
How do you get HPV? Learn how HPV is transmitted in this HPV FAQ.
Diagnosing HPV
Learn how to find out if you have HPV, a virus tranmitted through sexual contact.
HPV Treatment
A look into how HPV is treated and under what circumstances is no treatment is recommneded.
HPV and Pregnancy
Facts about how HPV can affect pregnancy and the birth of a baby.
The HPV Test
HPV test infornmation. Learn more about HPV testing, a test that can detect the virus that causes cervical cancer.
Things You Didn't Know About HPV
HPV is a virus known to cause cervical cancer and genital warts. Most people are unaware they are infected, let alone know about the virus. Learn the facts about HPV that most people don't know.
Genital Warts Pictures
Look at pictures of genital warts, a condition caused by HPV. Please be advised that these pictures are very graphic in nature.
How Many People Have HPV?
Learn how prevalent the HPV virus is in this FAQ about how many people have HPV.
Men and HPV: Can Men Get HPV?
A look inot whether men can contract the HPV virus.
Can a Virgin Get HPV?
Since HPV is considered to be a sexually transmitted disease, can a virgin get HPV?
Study Links HPV to Throat Cancer
A new study has linked HPV to throat cancer. Find out more about the study, who is at risk, and what you can do to protect yourself.
Condoms and HPV
Condoms provide protection against pregnancy, AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases, but how much protection do they provide from the human papillomavirus (HPV)?
HPV and Toilet Seats
Can you catch the HPV virus by sitting on a toilet seat? Find out the answer here in this HPV FAQ.
HPV Overview
Learn more about human papillomavius (HPV), the HPV test, and HPV vaccine in this series if HPV frequently asked questions.
Lesbians and HPV
This FAQ addressed the concerns of lesbians about the HPV virus.
How to Prevent HPV
A look into how to prevent HPV, the virus known to cause cervical cancer in women. HPV is transmitted through sexual contact and although it can't be completely prevented, there are many things a person can do to reduce their risk.
Is HPV Hereditary
Is HPV hereditary FInd out in this FAQ about HPV.
Is HPV a Sexually Treansmitted Disease?
Is HPV considered to be a sexually transmitted disease? If, so why?
Are HPV and Genital Warts the Same Thing?
Are HPV and genital warts the same thing? Learn the answer to this HPV FAQ and more.
Cervical Cancer Symptoms
Although cervical cancer is a relatively silent disease, there are a few signs and symptoms to watch out for. Symptoms of cervical cancer do not usually appear until the disease has advanced.
8 Cervical Cancer Myths
Look into eight of the most common cervical cancer myths. Separate cervical cancer facts from fiction.
Cervical Cancer Treatment Overview
Learn how cervical cancer is treated. There are several treatment options available for cerival cancer from hysterectomy to chemotherapy, depending on the stage.
Radiation Therapy Overview
A look into radiation therapy, a method used to treat cancer. Learn what it is, how it works, the costs associated with the therapy, and how it is given.
Chemotherapy Basics
Chemotherapy is a form of treatment for many forms of cancers. It produces few, yet emotionally devastating side effects. Learn answers to questions concerning hair loss, nausea, and skin problems caused by chemotherapy and how to combat them.
Cryosurgery
Learn more about cryosurgery, a method of "freezing" abmonal cervical cells in order to treat cervical dysplasia.
Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP)
Learn more about the Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP), procedure done to treat cervical dysplasia or to diagnose cervical cancer. A LEEP is a common procedure.
Cervical Cancer Treatment Overview
Learn how cervical cancer is treated. There are several treatment options available for cerival cancer from hysterectomy to chemotherapy, depending on the stage.
What To Do When You Have Cervical Cancer Symptoms
Tips on what to do if you experience any of the symptoms of cervical cancer.
Cervical Cancer - What is Cervical Cancer?
A look into what cervical cancer is and just how seriously it can affect women.
Cervical Cancer Stages
Stages of cervical cancer are explored and explained. Stages of cervical cancer can greatly affect prognosis and treatment.
HPV: What Is Is HPV and How Do You Get It?
HPV is a known cause for cervical cancer and is now believed to cause other women's cancers like vulvar and vaginal. Learn what HPV is, how a person gets HPV, symptoms, and prevention of HPV.
Cone Biopsy - What is a Cone Biopsy?
A cone biopsy is common medical procedure in matters of cervical health. Learn what a cone biopsy is and why it is used to prevent cervical cancer.
Preventing Cervical Cancer - How to Reduce Your Cervical Cancer Risk
Learn how to prevent cervical cancer. These easy lifestyle changes can greatly reduce your risk factor for developing cervical cancer.
Cervical Cancer Risk Factors - Causes and Risk for Cervical Cancer
The risk factors for cervical cancer are explained and explored. Cervical cancer is one of the more detectable cancers that affect women. There are many cervical cancer risk factors and recognizing them helps to prevent the disease.
Total Hysterectomy
This FAQ addresses what a total hysterectomy is. A total hysterectomy is done as treatment for many gynecological cancers.
Radical Hysterectomy
Explore what a radical hysterectomy is and why is it performed in this FAQ about the radical hysterectomy.
Questions to Ask Your Doctor After Being Diagnosed with Cervical Cancer
After being diagnosed with cervical cancer, tons of questions run through a woman's mind. There are eight essential questions a woman should ask her doctor when being diagnosed. Write them down, take them to your appointment, and be sure you leave your doctor's office with a full understanding of the answers your doctor gives you.
Diagnosing Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer is diagnosed through various medical tests. Learn how cervical cancer is diagnosed and how it is staged.
January is National Cervical Health Awareness Month
January has been designated as National Cervical Health Awareness Month. Learn more about cervical health, and what you can do to keep your cervix healthy.
Cervical Cancer Survival Rates
A look into cervical cancer 5 year survival rates, organized by stage of cervical cancer.
What is a Cervix?
What is a cervix and why do women need one? Learn more about the cervix and it's function in women.
Cervical Dysplasia
Learn more about cervical dysplasia, a condition the can lead to cervical cancer if not treated.
What is Cancer?
Learning how cancer develops and spreads provides a greater understanding to the nature of your disease.
What Is Cervical Cancer
What is cervical cancer? Explore the basics of cervical cancer, including the causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment of the disease.
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