HPV Test Prevents Cervical Cancer

There’s an HPV Test that prevents cervical cancer because it tests for the human papillomavirus.  HPV is a known cause of cervical cancer. The test can be done along with your pap test after the age of 30.  For girls and women aged 9 – 26 and the HPV vaccine is available. We now have 2 ways to fight cervical cancer. This is a big step ahead in the prevention of women’s cancers.

Did you know that HPV infections are very common in women under the age of 30? The infection usually goes away on its own without any problems though. After 30 is when HPV doesn’t go away and that is why it’s so important to get the digene HPV test.

It’s important for us to be proactive and request the digene HPV test along with our Pap test. There are still doctors who are not providing the HPV test and insurance companies that do not cover it. You can learn what to do in these cases from the digene HPV test site. You can also find information about HPV itself, what to do if you have HPV and ways to advocate for this test and for women who have cervical cancer.

I had the pleasure of meeting actress Marissa Jaret Winokur and Christine Baze of The Yellow Umbrella (theyellowumbrella.org), who both had cervical cancer and are speaking out about it and the need for the HPV test. Although we may think that we can’t do as much as them because they’re well know, we can still can do our parts by sharing this information with our family and friends, by getting vaccinated (or having our children vaccinated) and getting tested ourselves.

I wrote this review while participating in a blog campaign by Mom Central on behalf of the QIAGEN digene HPV test. Mom Central also sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.