Cervical smear intervals moved from 3 to 5 years with HPV testing. Why? - TheJournal.ie

In short, screening every three years with cytology is as effective as screening every five years with HPV.

AFTER HPV-FIRST testing was introduced in the CervicalCheck programme in March 2020, the intervals at which the majority of women were taking smear tests increased from three years to five years.  M… [+4151 chars]

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