The well-woman visit drives preventive care, but its structure leaves little room for the complexity of women's lives, according to Barbara Levy, MD.
Barbara Levy, MD, FACOG, FACS
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Barbara Levy, MD, FACOG, FACS, Clinical professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, George Washington University School of Medicine; Chief medical officer, Visana Health.
Articles by Barbara Levy, MD, FACOG, FACS
"Aside from the fact that mammograms have become unaffordable for the very women they were designed to protect, there is a big issue with them: They're not very effective, and they certainly aren’t preventive," writes Barbara Levy, MD, FACOG, FACS.
Self-collected hrHPV testing, now supported in HRSA’s cervical cancer screening guidelines, could dramatically expand screening according to Barbara Levy, MD.
Updated HRSA cervical cancer screening guidelines prioritize hrHPV testing and patient self-collection, a shift that experts say reflects long-standing evidence.
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