PathAdvantage Journal
Welcome to our PathAdvantage Journal. We strive to keep you up to date with the latest in testing, treatments, biopsy techniques and clinical management guidelines as part of your patient care team. We also welcome dialogue, feedback and questions from providers on topics you’d like to read more about.
Behind The Bug Book: A Comprehensive Reference on Vaginal Health
Nearly 15 years ago, PathAdvantage published The Bug Book, a comprehensive resource covering vaginal health conditions, causative organisms, diagnoses and related treatments. The book answered a need for an accurate, up-to-date and easy-to-use reference for medical professionals who frequently...
Where is My Endocervical Component?
The endocervical component in testing or transformation zone (TZ) is an area where the squamous and glandular epithelium meet and is the site of origin for most cervical neoplasia. The TZ may be easily visualized during the clinical examination, or it may be located high within the endocervical...
The Urgent Threat of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is the second most reported sexually-transmitted bacterial infection in the United States. The CDC estimates that 1.6 million new gonorrhea infections occur each year, and that half of those infections are resistant to at least one antibiotic. Gonococcal infections have critical...
EMB Sampling Devices
Gynecologic cancers account for a significant proportion of deaths and disease in the United States. These include cervical, endometrial/uterine, ovarian, vaginal, and vulvar cancers. Cervical cancer used to be both the most common gynecologic malignancy as well as the leading cause of death...
Introducing Our New Vaginal Health Test: MyPathAdvantage
Our team at PathAdvantage is excited to announce the launch of a new service, developed to assist clinicians to best serve their patients. Introducing an at-home vaginal test kit called MyPathAdvantage. New At-Home Vaginal Health Test Option for Patients MyPathAdvantage is designed with...
CDC Reports That STD Rates Remain Far Too High
The CDC reports that sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates have continued to increase during the pandemic, despite the impact of COVID-19. Somewhat paradoxically, there was an initial decline of STD rates during the early months of the pandemic, however, this reflected the impact of COVID-19 on...
The Safety of Personal Lubricant for the Vagina
Personal lubricants (as opposed to procedural lubricants, such as those used by healthcare workers) are widely used intimate care products that minimize friction when applied to the body, including the vagina. By lubricating the vagina during sexual activity and intercourse and therefore...
Gonorrhea Diagnoses: What Do We Know?
Gonorrhea: What do we know? Gonorrhea is common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by infection with the pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Since 2014, there has been a 63% increase in gonorrhea diagnoses in the United States. Gonorrhea often does not cause symptoms...