{"id":1884,"date":"2024-01-29T14:07:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T19:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crchc.org\/?p=1884"},"modified":"2024-01-29T14:07:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T19:07:11","slug":"cervical-health-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crchc.org\/cervical-health-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Cervical Health Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, <span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">a time to raise awareness about the importance of cervical health and the steps you can take to prevent cervical cancer<\/span>. More than 14,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, but the disease is preventable with vaccination and appropriate screening.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is a critical step in preventing cervical cancer. Additionally, regular cervical cancer screenings, such as Pap tests, can help detect abnormal cells before they become cancerous. A person\u2019s medical history, family history of<br \/>\ncervical cancer, and other risk factors, play a part in how often or what types of tests are done to screen for cervical cancer. There are various cervical cancer screening guidelines, but it is most important for the patient and their healthcare provider to discuss what screening looks like for the individual. According to the CDC, you should start getting Pap tests at age 21.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is important to note:<\/p>\n<p><strong>An HPV test only\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your results are normal, your doctor may tell you that you can wait 5 years until your next screening test.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An HPV test along with the Pap test<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If both of your results are normal, your doctor may tell you that you can wait 5 years until your next screening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Pap Test only<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">If your test result is normal, your doctor may inform you to wait three years until your next Pap test.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Maintaining a healthy weight is also a way to reduce your risk of developing many cancers and chronic diseases. A healthy weight reduces the risk of cervical cancer. Increasing physical activity and eating healthy can help maintain a healthy weight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about HPV vaccinations, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/hpv\/parents\/vaccine-for-hpv.html\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of cervical health and the steps you can take to prevent cervical<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crchc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1884"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crchc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crchc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crchc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crchc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1884"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.crchc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1886,"href":"https:\/\/www.crchc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1884\/revisions\/1886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crchc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crchc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crchc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crchc.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}