title: Ask the doctor.  I'm 50 years old and have never had an HPV test.  Do I need one as part of my health screening?
authors.forename: Celeste
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robb-Nicholson
mesh_terms: D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000517:prevention & control