{"id":2053,"date":"2018-07-15T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ricardovidallon.com\/gyn\/?p=1052"},"modified":"2018-07-15T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-15T09:00:00","slug":"gyn-doctors-hpv-vaccine-hpv-testing-virginia-beach-norfolk-chesapeake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ricardovidallon.com\/gyn\/gyn-doctors-hpv-vaccine-hpv-testing-virginia-beach-norfolk-chesapeake\/","title":{"rendered":"HPV Test Is Better Than Pap Smear at Detecting Precancerous Cervical Changes, Study Says"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Gynecology Specialists note: An article on HPV testing by Laurie McGinley of The Washington Post ran nationwide in July 2018, and we are keeping up to date with the latest recommendations, findings and studies.<\/em><\/p>\n

Please note, when it comes to the HPV Vaccine, our GYN doctors recommend the vaccine for girls starting as young as 9 years old. It is important to note that we are not condoning early sexual activity. Our HPV vaccinations are given to prevent many types of cancers in women. We also recommend that boys get the vaccine through their pediatricians or family practitioners. Our GYN doctors have administered the HPV vaccine since 2008. If you have any questions about HPV Testing or the HPV Vaccine, please call our GYN Clinic at (757) 312-8221.<\/em><\/p>\n

What the study found<\/h3>\n

The Post reported on a decade-long randomized clinical trial, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and involving about 19,000 women, which found that the HPV test detects precancerous changes of the cervix earlier and more accurately than the Pap smear. Women screened with the HPV test had significantly more precancerous lesions caught early in the trial, and fewer cases of precancer remaining at the study’s 48-month exit — because worrisome cell changes had already been found and treated.<\/p>\n

Experts quoted in the article were split on what should come next. Some, including researchers at MD Anderson and the National Cancer Institute, said the results support moving toward HPV testing alone and eventually retiring the Pap smear. Others argued for continuing “co-testing” with both tests, noting the Pap smear still caught a small number of abnormal-cell cases the HPV test missed. At the time, most medical groups — including the American Cancer Society and ACOG — recommended women of average risk get both tests every five years between ages 30 and 65, with a Pap test alone every three years as an acceptable alternative, while women in their 20s were advised to get Pap smears rather than HPV tests.<\/p>\n

Our takeaway for patients<\/h3>\n

Cervical cancer screening keeps getting better, and almost all cervical cancers are caused by persistent HPV infection. The two most powerful things you can do are keep up with the screening schedule your GYN doctor recommends for your age, and make sure the young people in your family are vaccinated against HPV.<\/p>\n

If you have any questions about HPV Testing or the HPV Vaccine, please contact our GYN Clinic at (757) 312-8221.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Gynecology Specialists note: An article on HPV testing by Laurie McGinley of The Washington Post ran nationwide in July 2018, and we are keeping up to date with the latest recommendations, findings and studies. Please note, when it comes to the HPV Vaccine, our GYN doctors recommend the vaccine for girls starting as young […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricardovidallon.com\/gyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricardovidallon.com\/gyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricardovidallon.com\/gyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricardovidallon.com\/gyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricardovidallon.com\/gyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ricardovidallon.com\/gyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2053\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricardovidallon.com\/gyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricardovidallon.com\/gyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricardovidallon.com\/gyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}