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What Is A Pap Smear?
Health Encyclopedia: Pap Smear
Papanicolaou test
What the risks are
There are no risks involved.
Special considerations
The following drugs may affect Pap smears:
- Colchicine
- Estrogen
- Podophyllin
- Progestins
- Silver nitrate
- Compounds in cigarettes
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Expert & Community Posts
HPV Test Better Than Pap Test?
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert...this week that suggests that testing for HPV (human papilloma virus) may do a better job than... Read more »
The Importance of Pap Smears
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertA Pap smear, or pap test, is a medical procedure that tests for pre-malignant or malignant cells... Read more »
HPV and Abnormal Pap Smears
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health ExpertHPV and the Abnormal Pap Abnormal Pap smears always make women anxious and make us wonder if we... Read more »
News Roundup - IBD & Pap Smears, Mesalamine & Colon Cancer
By Elizabeth Roberts , Health Expert...body feels. Onto other topics... IBD and Pap Smears I read an interesting report about... Read more »
Why get tested for STDs? What to Expect?
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert...need? A woman who is sexually active should have a Pap smear and gynecological exam within 3... Read more »
Health Guide
Pap smear
Papanicolaou test Normal Values A normal value is negative, meaning there are no abnormal cells present. What abnormal results mean ... Read more »Colposcopy: directed biopsy
...normal. A biopsy is only performed when abnormal tissues are seen or suspected because of abnormal Pap smear results. What abnormal results mean Abnormalities detected include cervical... Read more »Cervical Cancer Symptoms
...of cancer in women worldwide, but is less widespread in the United States due to the use of routine Pap smears. According to the website, SymptomsofCervicalCancer.com, 10,000 women were diagnosed... Read more »Pap smear and treatment
... Treatment - abnormal Pap smear Read more »Pap smear and treatment
Alternative Names Treatment - abnormal Pap smear Information An abnormal pap smear does not always require special treatment, but it does... Read more »
Medications
...exam, pelvic exam, and screening for cervical cancer (pap smear). Follow your doctor's... Read more »
...be regularly screened for cervical cancer (e.g., Pap test) and have periodic mammograms as... Read more »
...physical examination, breast and pelvic examination, and PAP test (for vaginal cancer) at least... Read more »
...exam, pelvic exam, and screening for cervical cancer (pap smear). Follow your doctor's... Read more »
...exam, pelvic exam, and screening for cervical cancer (pap smear). Follow your doctor's... Read more »
Related News
Cervical Cancer Screening Needed in Developing World
July 02, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Few women in the developing world are getting the cervical cancer screenings they need. A new study from the University of... Read summary »
Vaccine Protects Against Cervical Cancer
May 05, 2008PORTLAND (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Cervical cancer kills about 200,000 women each year worldwide. High-risk infections cause it to develop --... Read summary »
New Ovarian Cancer Screening
May 05, 2008REDINGTON BEACH, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- A mammogram detects breast cancer. A Pap test detects cervical cancer. But there's not a test to... Read summary »
Irregular Pap test linked to higher cervical cancer risk
October 03, 2008Swedish researchers say that not having a Pap smear taken regularly is the single greatest risk factor for cervical cancer. Scientists studied 1,230... Read summary »
Doctors Recommend HPV Test
October 24, 2007By Lindsay Braun, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When it comes to detecting cervical cancer, human... Read summary »
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