Having blood drawn for laboratory tests is never something we look forward to, particularly when the patient is a child. For parents, this can be an agonizing experience. At Carilion Labs, we pride ourselves on providing the best experience possible for every patient, but most importantly to those that need the most attention and quality care. Ashley Lynn’s mother is glad to share her daughter’s story as written on her website on about the care and attention she received at Carilion Labs.

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Carilion Labs embraces an initiative specifically for Women’s Health that is centered on wellness, prevention and detection. We proudly offer screening assays for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), recommended for all women over 30 years of age.

Testing for this important virus is also available when a pap smear is found to be abnormal, regardless of age. The combination of pap + HPV testing can increase sensitivity to nearly 100% in the detection of high grade cervical disease and cancer.

And now, it’s easier than ever to collect the specimen because we can run the test directly from your liquid-based pap smear sample!

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