Positive HPV screening tests are creating patient panic

Too many women still confused over implications of test results
Jocelyn Wright
HPV

Many women receiving a positive HPV screening test result are worried that it means they have cervical cancer, researchers have found. 

A survey of 1000 Australian women — the first in the world to look at the psychosocial impact of primary HPV screening — has found surprisingly high levels of anxiety and distress arising from positive results.