If you have a tampon in your vagina, your health care provider would have noticed it during your pap smear.
It means the doctor wants to talk to you about the pap smear
A pap smear can't detect pregnancy. A pregnancy test is needed to detect pregnancy.
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.
No, but a pap smear is usually part of a pelvic exam. In a pap smear, cells are scraped from your cervix. In a pelvic exam, the doctor inserts her fingers into your vagina and feels your reproductive organs.
Pap smear is recommended for all women. The most recent guidelines recommend that screening is started at age 21. See your doctor for a review of who is a candidate for pap smear!
The equipment needed for a pap smear is the patient drape, speculum, warm water, and the pap collection device.
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.
A pap smear is a normal part of prenatal care. It poses no harm to the pregnancy.
Pap smear scraps some of the cells off the inside of the wall of the vaginal opening. These cells can tell the doctor whether or not you have an infection, pre-cancerous cells, STD, etc... A pap smear would not detect an ovulation or uterine issue that could prevent you from having children. Having a normal pap smear is always a good thing, but is not neccesarily an indication that you will not have problems conceiving. If you are trying to conceive it would be best to talk to your doctor.
I was going in for a pap smear but my doctor didnt do the pap smear. it turned out that I am 5 weeks and 1 day pregnant. Your doctor shouldn't have done it mine said she wont do it until im 12 weeks.
If you have never had a pap smear before or if it is close to the time you are due for your annual exam, most doctors get the pap smear while you are in the office and being examined. If you have recently had a pap test done and it was normal, I would question the doctor about the reason s/he feels there is a need.
There is no "pap smear urine test." A urine test may be done at the time of the pap smear to detect other conditions. Talk with your heatlh care provider to find out what tests were done during your exam.