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In our health center, we have a table that makes it easier to get into a comfortable position given any limitations in mobility in the knees and back. Try calling your local health centers and family planning clinics, which may be more likely to have equipment to accommodate your needs.
What else can I help you with?
Why would you be getting a bad discharge ever since you had a pap smear?
A yeast infection located higher in the vagina, closer to the cervix, where the pap smear was taken from. Consult your ob/gyn physician and test results from the pap smear.
What does blood in a pap smear mean?
A pap smear should not be performed on a woman during her period. If there is blood from the pap smear, it is in most cases because there has been a contact bleed from the gathering of the samples. Some cervix cells can be quite sensitive and the collection of cells from the instruments can cause a bit of bleeding. This is not bad at all. It is good though if the clinicial lets the woman know and a panty liner be offered as the woman may notice spotting afterwards. :)
Ive been taking antibiotics which caused a yeast infection Should you cancel your pap smear that you have tomorrow?
I wouldn't recommend cancelling your appointment. The pap smear is checking your cervical lining for abnormalities. Yeast overgrowth on the vaginal mucosa may be embarrassing to you, but your GYN is more than used to seeing this and it will not interfere with the exam. Don't feel bad, I promise they'll understand.
Is it bad to require anesthesia for a pelvic exam or pap smear and if so what does it mean?
It is not typical for women to require anesthesia for a pap smear or pelvic exam. It means that there is increased risk for these procedures, due to the added risk of anesthesia. It may be that more low-risk anti-anxiety medications would be sufficient. Talk with your health care provider about options for safe and effective preventive health care.
Is pap smear primary or secondary prevention?
The goal of secondary prevention is to identify and detect disease in its earliest stages, before noticeable symptoms develop, when it is most likely to be treated successfully. With early detection and diagnosis, it may be possible to cure a disease, slow its progression, prevent or minimize complications, and limit disability.The Pap smear or Pap test, is a screening examination for cancer of the cervix that has the potential to prevent practically all deaths from cervical cancer by finding cervical cancer at an early stage, when it is most curable, or even preventing the disease if precancerous lesions found during the test are treatedPap smear therefore falls under secondary prevention
Are squats bad for your knees and back?
Absolutely not, they only work to strengthen the muscles around them. The squat has been given a bad name by people who have done it incorrectly. Squatting below parallel is not only not bad for your knees, but crucial to gaining a full range of motion.
Is doing the dead-lift and straight leg dead-lift bad for your back as you are always told to lift with your knees so you dont hurt your back also is doing squats bad for the back?
It is important when doing exercises such as deadlift or squat to always keep what is called a "neutral" back. This is when you arch your back. If you do this, you do not have to worry so much about bending your knees. Yes, the "experts" tell us to keep the torso straight up and bend the knees when lifting but the true secret is to keep a neutral back to avoid back injuries--it doesn't matter if you stay straight up or not as long as your back is arched back.
Are traditional toe touches bad?
A straight-legged toe touch may hyperextend the knees, which can ultimately be bad over time. This exercise may also put strain on the back.
What term is the growth of abnormal cells in the cervix that can be detected by a Pap smear?
Can be anything from an std, cervical cancer or merely you could have had torn tissue from "earlier activities" ... No need to freak, but usually a doctor will then conduct a colposcopy to examine the tissue and find out why the cells were abnormal
Is a Pap test can easily detect uterine cancer?
detections yes can be founds when in lookings for the cancers in uterine very bad case. pap smear necessary for finding locations of uterines cancer in colons yes thank you please. Dr Serengetti (African Neurological Research Institute for Colons and Commas)
How can i exercise with bad knees?
Try swimming as an exercise.
Are Fitness flip flops safe for someone with bad knees?
Flip-flops are perfectly suitable footwear for people with bad knees, providing they are walking on suitably flat or firm ground. So called fit-flops are designed not for people with bad knees but to tone the buttocks when walking.
