cervix

Survey reveals women and doctors aren't talking about HPV

...e, with the potential to cause cell changes in the cervix that can ultimately become cancerous. The Pap test can identify cells that have become abnormal due to HPV, and HPV testing detects the presence of the virus itself. The FDA has approved routine HPV testing in women age 30 and older - the group most ...

Drug Offers Alternative to Surgical Treatment After Miscarriage

...known as vacuum aspiration. In this procedure, the cervix is dilated, and a suction device is used to remove the uterine contents. As an alternative, women and their doctors may choose to wait for the uterus to expel the tissue without additional medical treatment. Such expulsion is by no means certain, and...

Sleeping Sickness Epidemic Spreading in Uganda

...known as vacuum aspiration. In this procedure, the cervix is dilated, and a suction device is used to remove the uterine contents. As an alternative, women and their doctors may choose to wait for the uterus to expel the tissue without additional medical treatment. Such expulsion is by no means certain, and...

Study challenges myth that sex late in pregnancy hastens birth

... to measure the cervix. That lack of change in the cervix among sexually active women, combined with the lack of difference in delivery dates among the two groups, suggests that sexual intercourse has no effect on inducing labor, Schaffir said. He acknowledged that women who are more comfortable late in pr...

Long-term cancer risk follows stem cell transplant recipients

...nmelanoma skin cancer and carcinoma in situ of the cervix were excluded, incidence was 2.3 percent. That risk was 1.85 times that of the general population. The median time to diagnosis was almost 7 years after transplant. The most commonly reported second cancers were cancers of the skin (basal and squamou...

New test for most virulent HPV strains under study

...rs or colposcopy, in which physicians can view the cervix and freeze, excise or vaporize significant cellular changes. For more information about the study, call Study Coordinator Ansley Dennis in Dr. Ferris?office at 706-721-2535. ...

Synthetic peptide targets latent papilloma virus infections

...y warts on the skin, tongue or penis, warts in the cervix are often flat and easily overlooked unless laboratory staining is used to find signs of pathology, as in Pap screening. If untreated or left to flare up repeatedly, the warts can progress to cancer. Earlier work by Botchan and numerous other resea...