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A sample that is taken out of the cervix by your health care professional (doctor) when you reach a certain age (typically when you are sexually active), to ensure that there is nothing wrong in that area eg. Cervical cancer, sti's...
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoPapanicolaou (Pap test or Pap smear; named for George Papanicolaou - the physician who pioneered the technique)
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∙ 9y agoA pap smear is a screening test for cancer or precancerous changes on the cervix. It allows early treatment if a problem is found.
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Can a pap smear stop you from conceiving?
A pap smear does not affect your fertility. You are as likely to get pregnant after a pap smear as you are before a pap smear.
How long after a miscarriage do you go for pap?
A miscarriage does not change recommendations for pap smear frequency. You go for a pap smear on the schedule recommended at your last pap smear.
Can you get pregnant if your pap smear test is positive?
yes get pregnant if pep smear test positive
Can do pap smear if had iucd?
Yes, IUDs do not interfere with the ability to get a pap smear.
Would obtaining a PAP smear be a surgical or medical asepsis?
Obtaining a pap smear uses medical asepsis. There is no break in skin when getting a pap smear.
What does blood in your pap smear mean?
It's not unusual for women to have a small amount of bleeding with their pap smear. On its own, blood in the pap smear has no clinical significance.
Is there a home kit for pap smear where to get?
There is no home kit for a pap smear as of Fall 2014. See your health care provider for your pap smear.
Can lubricants affect a pap smear test?
Yes, lubricants can affect a pap smear.
Is pregnancy visual during pap smear?
A pap smear can't detect pregnancy.
What is the abbreviation for papanicolaou smear?
Pap smear.
What are poly PS on a pap smear?
poly ps relting to colon .and pap smear to cervex
Pap smear is a clinical chemistry test?
A pap smear is a cytological test. It is not a chemical test.
