285: Advanced Cervical Cancer Testing That Could Save Your Life with Catherine Dezynski

Catherine Dezynski is a licensed certified nurse midwife and women’s health nurse practitioner. Her clinical areas of expertise include family planning, colposcopy, office-based gynecology, and labor management. Catherine is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH), and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP). Catherine is also a medical science liaison for BD, a global medical technology company and the creator of advanced cervical cancer screening tests. In this episode, we talk about why cervical cancer is underdiagnosed, shocking statistics on the rates of diagnosis and death, how the testing innovations at BD help women prevent cervical cancer before it starts, why HPV testing is recommended alongside Pap smears, what you need to know about the HPV vaccine, and so much more!To learn more, visit https://nicolejardim.com/podcasts/advanced-cervical-cancer-testing-that-could-save-your-life-catherine-dezynski/.This episode is brought to you by Knix. Visit Knix.com to shop for period underwear and more.Podcast Production Support: Amazing Gains | https://listenerstoclients.com Mentioned in this episode:Join the Fix Your Period CollectiveAre you ready to transform your menstrual health? Get started with the Fix Your Period Collective by taking my new and improved period quiz, which will translate your responses into a personalized period dashboard that gives you all the answers and solutions you've ever wanted for your cycle and hormone problems. Get started at https://fixyourperiod.com/quiz/.FYP Collective