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    Nope, trials of hundreds of thousands of women have shown that regular screenings with a transvaginal ultrasound and CA-125 blood test do not help, and may cause harm. There is a real need for a good ovarian cancer test, but there just isn’t one out there right now.

    No, there’s no regular test. Talk to your doctor about enrolling in a screening trial, or check out clinicaltrials.gov to find one

    The PAP detects all abnormal cells, not just HPV related abnormal cervical cells; the HPV test only detects certain types of HPV strains.

    It’s not costly - it’s about $100 - $150. It doesn’t work as a screening tool, which is why MOST doctors don’t use it as a routine test