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:::I disagree. 'Pap test' is a very US-focused term. For example, in the UK, it's called a 'smear test', or just 'cervical screening'. I think it makes more sense to have an overall page on 'cervical screening' that discusses all the different methodologies, then links through to other pages where necessary. Thoughts? [[User:HenryScow|HenryScow]] ([[User talk:HenryScow|talk]]) 12:08, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
::::The name of the article is not important, per [[WP:Name]]. Other common names for the test should be redirects to whichever name the article resides under. (So if it is called a smear test or whatever - those should just be redirects to Pap smear.)
::::As far as the methods listed - liquid based cytology is still a Pap smear (it is just a different collection method, but it is still prepared into a slide just as with the conventional Pap). There is not enough material here to warrant a separate article on liquid based. Putting it in a separate article gives the false impression that it is a different test.
::::The material about "Testing in resource-poor areas" and "Other options" is just research into possible ways of using HPV testing. At best it would be under research (doesn't warrant much coverage until it becomes real).
::::Likewise "Visual inspection to detect pre-cancer or cancer" is something that has been tried, and so far hasn't panned out. (There have been numerous tests, such as cervicography, etc. which have been tried.)
::::HPV testing is so far approved as an adjunct to Pap smear screening (e.g. for triage of abnormal results). There are trials (some noted above) considering the possibility of using it for primary screening. It could make sense at some point to create an article about HPV testing. But so far all of the other methods are essentially variants of Pap smear, HPV testing or Colposcopy. Creating an article about cervical screening just means an extra article to maintain. [[User:Zodon|Zodon]] ([[User talk:Zodon|talk]]) 05:24, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
== "Most women contract HPV soon after becoming sexually active" ==
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