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 Taviano. 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 Giovanni Pascoli, 1 73040 Collepasso (LE)
7.4 km
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Via Don Bosco, 45 73100 LE (Lecce)
26 km
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Via Martiri D'Otranto, 2 73100 Lecce (Lecce)
26 km
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Corso Umberto I, 207 72026 San Pancrazio Salentino (BR)
32.8 km
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Via Uggiano, 29 74024 Manduria (TA)
37.4 km
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Via Fratelli Bandiera, 24 72024 Oria (BR)
42.8 km
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Via XXIV Maggio, 54 74020 Lizzano (TA)
44 km
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Via Dante Alighieri, 69 74026 Pulsano (TA)
47.7 km
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Viale Matteotti, 51 74023 Grottaglie (TA)
51.6 km
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Circonvallazione dei Fiori, 255/Q 74122 Taranto (TA)
56.5 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.
Though mostly harmless, HPV can cause abnormal cells, which can sometimes lead to cancers in both men and women, including cervical, vaginal, vulval, anal, head and neck, and penile cancers.