Pap Smear - what is it and how the test is done
HPV (Human papillomavirus ) is transmitted through sexual intercourse and causes nearly 100% of cancers of the cervix in women. It is estimated that 1 in 2 women will contract the virus in their li...
Find out where to get a Pap Test (HPV Test) in Pontestura. Compare details and costs for a Pap Smear from the best labs in Italy.
Test at-Home / Self-testing
Test at-Home / Self-testing
Via del castagnone 28 a, c/o Poliambulatorio Medicart 15048 Valenza (AL)
17.7 km
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Via Canonico Zuffi c/o Poliambulatorio Valenza Medica 15048 Valenza (AL)
17.7 km
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Via Bonardi 25, c/o Casa della Salute 15121 Alessandria (AL)
21.1 km
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Via Piemonte, 32, Strambino, TO, c/o Centro Medico Artemisia 10019 Strambino (TO)
27.6 km
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Corso Repubblica, 34 15057 Tortona (AL)
31 km
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Via Brigata garibaldi 1 a, c/o Poliambulatorio Medicart 15057 Tortona (Tortona)
31 km
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Via Valperga Caluso, 32 10125 Torino (TO)
32.2 km
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Corso Raffaello, 17G 10125 Torino (TO)
32.2 km
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Via Salvo D'Acquisto, 108 15011 Acqui Terme (AL)
33 km
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Via Roma, 8, 20086 Motta Visconti MI, Italia
33.7 km
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Anogenital warts Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis Anogenital cancers Oropharyngeal cancers Cervical squamous cell carcinoma Oral focal epithelial hyperplasia
HPV (Human papillomavirus ) is transmitted through sexual intercourse and causes nearly 100% of cancers of the cervix in women. It is estimated that 1 in 2 women will contract the virus in their li...
It is mainly contracted by direct skin-to-skin contact during intimate sexual contact, penetrative or non-penetrative sexual contact.
Pap smear testing is available, and it involves collecting a sample of cervical cells with a brush. The cells are further processed and checked under a microscope for evaluation.
There are only preventive measures available currently. HPV is vaccine-preventable.