As technology has improved and our cervical cancer screening tests have become more accurate, guidelines for cervical cancer screening have changed over the years. It is no longer necessary to have tests performed as frequently as in the past.
By the time I turned 45, she’d already undergone three colonoscopies due to our family history of colon cancer. I was still in “I’ll get around to it” mode.
About 73% of U.S. women who give birth use an epidural for pain relief. However, natural birth – choosing vaginal delivery without pain medications or other routine interventions – is becoming more common. Learn more about natural birth.
The most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, the human papillomavirus will infect a high percentage of sexually active adults at some point in their lives.
