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Blood
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.
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The area of a blood smear that is tested is called the peripheral blood smear. It is a sample of blood that is spread thinly on a glass slide for examination under a microscope to evaluate the number, shape, and size of blood cells.
No, it's not normal to have burning after a pap smear. Talk with your health care provider to determine what sort of follow-up is needed.
It's not normal to have cramping six days after a pap smear, and you should contact your health care provider.
It's not normal to have cramping six days after a pap smear, and you should contact your health care provider.
A blood sample is not part of the pap smear, which screens for cervical cancer. Blood tests may be recommended for patients at the office for their annual exams, however.
A pap smear will not affect the baby at all.
NSS (normal saline solution) is used instead of water in preparing a fecal smear to prevent lysis (rupturing) of red blood cells in the sample. Using water can cause hemolysis, which may interfere with the accurate interpretation of the fecal sample. Normal saline is isotonic and helps maintain the integrity of the red blood cells in the smear.