Expert Groups Clarify HPV Testing Recommendations

Primary HPV testing should begin at age 25 and continue at 3-year intervals so long as a patient remains HPV negative. Any patient who tests positive for HPV 16 or 18, the strains associated with most cervical cancers, should undergo colposcopy. A positive test for other HPV strains should be followed by reflex cytology. http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/STDs/49468?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-01-10&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=ST&eun=g721819d0r&userid=721819&email=amydugan2%40gmail.com&mu_id=5883165&utm_term=Daily