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A pap smear looks for signs of Cervical cancer or precancerous problems on the cervix. It's meant to show which patients need further screening for these conditions. An HPV test done at the same time or just after the pap is typically done to look for high-risk (cancer causing) HPV subtypes. It may be ordered with or after the pap based on a woman's age, her pap history, or due to an inconclusive pap result. A negative HPV test in this context only says that the cervix is not infected with high-risk HPV subtypes; a negative test doesn't mean you don't have HPV, but just that there's no high-risk HPV on the cervix.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 8y agoA pap smear is a specific type of test to look for cervical cancer. It is one of many kinds of smears that can be completed in the lab.
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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 many percent that a woman can get pregnant after a pap smear?
Pap smears do not affect fertility. The same chance of pregnancy exists before or after a pap smear.
Can you still get pregnant after a pap smear if you ovulated the same day as the pap?
Yes
What is cpt code for pap smear not by doctor?
The CPT code for a pap smear is the same no matter what kind of heatlh care provider does the collection. The CPT for a pap smear is billed by the lab performing the cytology.
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 do pap smear if had iucd?
Yes, IUDs do not interfere with the ability to get a pap smear.
Can you get pregnant if your pap smear test is positive?
yes get pregnant if pep smear test positive
Is pap smear and cultura test are same?
A pap smear looks for cancer or precancerous changes on the cervix; it's a cytologic test. A culture looks for infection; it's a microbiologic test. They are not the same.
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.
