Tag: HPV

An overhead photo of the vaginal speculum, white napkin, medicine gloves and spatula. Medical plastic tool for holding open the vagina during medical investigation. Feminine woman health diagnosis. Image used to relay the updates to pap smear guidelines.

Update on Pap Smear Guidelines

We at Kamm McKenzie are updating our Pap smear guidelines to follow the most recent recommendations.  In the past, many women have been advised to have annual Pap smears or Pap smears every 3 years.  The most recently updated guidelines as of April 2021 have changed to increase the duration between screenings due to our evolving knowledge of how cervical cancer develops.  We have learned it takes many many years to go from an abnormal Pap to cervical cancer, thus allowing us to space out the time between screenings.  

Written by on August 16, 2022

Group of teenagers to represent who should get the HPV Vaccine

Who Should Get the HPV Vaccine? New Updates

Originally written and published by Dr. Bernstien in September of 2019 HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection, affecting 79 million Americans. Most sexually active persons (80%, to be exact) will, at some point, be exposed to HPV. You may already know that HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) is a sexually transmitted virus that often […]

Written by on January 14, 2022