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THE MEDICAL NAME FOR PAP SMEAR IS PAPANICOLAOU. IT IS THE TEST USED IN EVALUATING CELLS OBTAINED FROM BODY FLUIDS, IN THIS CASE, OF THE UTERINE CERVIX. THIS IS A PREVENTITIVE MEASURE FOR CANCER.
Clarification: Pap smears do not prevent Cervical cancer, they are a screening tool designed for the early detection of cellular changes.
What else can I help you with?
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.
What does the medical Abbreviation pap mean?
Papanicolaou smear is Pap
What is a screening test in which cells are scraped from the cervix and examined to detect cervical cancer?
The initial screening test for cervical cancer is the Pap smear. This test is not specific, however; the more specific test used when the smear indicates the need for further treatment is the cervical biopsy.
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.
Can the cervical smear test tell the girl is verogen or not?
A pap smear can't tell if someone is a "virgin." Virgin is not a medical term, and there is no test to see if someone has had sex.
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 do pap smear if had iucd?
Yes, IUDs do not interfere with the ability to get a pap smear.
Can you get pregnant if your pap smear test is positive?
yes get pregnant if pep smear test positive
What is the meaning of negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy?
It means your pap smear was normal.
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.
Can lubricants affect a pap smear test?
Yes, lubricants can affect a pap smear.
