Your doctor may ask to see you after a pap smear to discuss results or treatment options, or to recommend earlier retesting. The possibilities are endless and range from benign to serious. Call your health care provider for advice specific to your situation.
It means the doctor wants to talk to you about the pap smear
Yes. That is the whole point of a pap test
They may have found abnormal cells, or needing to repeat your pap test.
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.
A pap smear is a normal part of prenatal care. It should be done during pregnancy if the screening test is due.
A pap smear can't detect pregnancy. A pregnancy test is needed to detect pregnancy.
The Pap test is a simple procedure. A doctor inserts a small brush and obtains a sample of cervical cells that are then analyzed under a microscope.
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.
A pap smear is a screening test for cervical cancer. It is not used to find the reason for a yellow discharge. Contact your doctor to get more information about recommended tests.
Usually the doctor will want to repeat it in 3 to 6 months.
Geo Gious Papanicolaou was the doctor who invented the PAP, and it was named after the first 3 letters of his last name. They are not initials. PS: You really wouldn't want to all the time refer to a Papanicolaou test, hence the 3-letter version.
A pap smear is a cytological test. It is not a chemical test.