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.
Obtaining a pap smear uses medical asepsis. There is no break in skin when getting a pap smear.
Papanicolaou smear is Pap
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.
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.
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 miscarriage does not change recommendations for pap smear frequency. You go for a pap smear on the schedule recommended at your last pap smear.
The term "smear" can refer to a variety of contexts. In a general sense, it means to spread a substance, often a viscous or sticky one, onto a surface. In a more figurative context, it can denote damaging someone's reputation through false or misleading information. Additionally, in medical terms, a "smear" often refers to a sample taken for analysis, such as a Pap smear in gynecology.
yes get pregnant if pep smear test positive
Yes, IUDs do not interfere with the ability to get a pap smear.
It means your pap smear was normal.
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.
There is no home kit for a pap smear as of Fall 2014. See your health care provider for your pap smear.