It's no secret that our country is in an economic recession. Layoffs can lead to the loss of your health benefits, which may make you reorganize your healthcare priorities. While the tummy tuck you had been hoping to get prior to the layoff may now be hold, your Pap smear should not. Experts fear that women may not be getting their regular Pap smears because of financial difficulty. This would lead to more women being diagnosed with cervical cancer and possibly even higher death rates. Today, becuse so many women are getting regular Pap smears, the death rate from cervical cancer has greatly decreased. But, if women aren't getting Pap smears, then this will change.

If you cannot get a Pap smear because of financial hardship, there is help for you. Every state in the U.S. has a program to assist women in getting free or low cost Pap smears in local doctor's offices or health clinics. Check out how to get a free or low cost Pap smear...

When a woman has been recommended to have a LEEP to treat high risk cervical dysplasia, her first concern may be how the procedure will affect future pregnancies. Tales of sterility, miscarriage, and pre-term labor often the first things women hear when researching a LEEP. How does a LEEP really affect pregnancy? Are LEEP procedures responsible for miscarriages and pre-term births? Read more about LEEP procedures and pregnancy

When it comes to cervical cancer, it's best not to rely on symptoms to alert you that something may be wrong. Cervical cancer is a complicated disease that normally doesn't produce symptoms until the cancer has spread. Then cervical cancer symptoms begin to appear. Read more about cervical cancer symptoms...

Want to Check Your Symptoms?

Learning what your symptoms may be caused by is only a click away with the About.com Symptom Checker! It is an interactive program that allows you explore what your symptoms could mean based on important factors like age and gender. Plus, the information is provided by Harvard Medical. Check your symptoms...

What Does an HGSIL Pap Smear Result Mean?

It's inevitable for a woman to instantly feel scared when finding out that their Pap smear has come back as abnormal. Even more alarming is when they hear the words "high grade". High grade cervical dysplasia, or HGSIL for short, is classification of abnormal Pap smear that means that moderate to severe changes in the cells of the cervix have occurred. Read more about high grade cervical dysplasia...