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A pap smear is normally used to check for Cervical cancer or precancerous changes on the cervix. A sample of cells is taken from the uterine cervix, the end of the uterus, that protrudes into the vagina.
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Why is pap smear needed?
to ensure that you do not have a malignancy of your reproductive system
Is a pelvic exam a pap smear?
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.
Can you have a female doctor take your smear test?
Yes, both male and female doctors can perform pap smear tests.
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.
A pap smear is used to detect abnormal cells in the?
In your reproductive organs, cervix and vagina.
Can chlamydia cause an abnormal pap smear when you have no reproductive organs?
Chlamydia infection of the cervix could cause a pap smear with inflammation or other minor abnormalities, but not serious abnormal results. But if you have no reproductive organs, what body part is being examined with the Pap smear? Your question doesn't make sense. Please contact your health care provider to clarify what testing you have had done.
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 you get pregnant if your pap smear test is positive?
yes get pregnant if pep smear test positive
Can do pap smear if had iucd?
Yes, IUDs do not interfere with the ability to get 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.
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.
