HPV Vaccines: Separating Fiction from Fact
Gardasil is one of two HPV vaccines. It protects against two cancer-causing strains of HPV and two wart-causing strains. You’ve probably heard a lot about the HPV vaccine, which protects against the...
View ArticleOver 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does, Part 7: Pap Testing
Low-grade lesions of cervical cells, which can be treated before progressing to cancer. Image: National Cancer Institute Welcome to the latest installment of “Over 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood...
View ArticleInterpreting Abnormal Pap Tests
Because a Pap test screens for abnormal cervical cells and because those cell changes can be associated with cervical cancer, being on the receiving end of an abnormal Pap test result can be...
View ArticleOver 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does, Part 12: Colposcopy
Welcome to the latest installment of “Over 90 Percent of What Planned Parenthood Does,” a series on Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona’s blog that highlights Planned Parenthood’s diverse array of...
View ArticleSTD Awareness: “Can STDs Lead to Infertility?”
Being diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) can be upsetting. Some take it as evidence that they’ve been cheated on; others wonder if they can ever have sex again. Some people who have...
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