Pap smear: A Pap smear is also referred to as a Papanicolaou and Pap test. This is done by medical practitioners mainly for female patients to check for cervical cancer. Additionally, it may show alterations in the cervical cells that might later develop into cancer. ...
Seventy-two percent considered they understood the meaning and consequences of having mild dysplasia. Nevertheless, feelings of worry and anxiety affected 59%. For 30% it affected everyday life between being informed of the result of the first Pap smear test and subsequent further investigation. ...
In this lesson, you will read and learn about what a pap test or pap smear is. You will also learn how often a pap test should be performed, when to perform a pap test, and how to perform a pap test. Pap Test A pap test is also known as a pap smear, which is a test that...
So if we do not find meaning and merit in the now of the creative process, if we are always wishing for a draft more advanced than the one we are focused on in the moment, then our creative lives will always be devoid of joy, until all the writing is done. Andy: Are there other ...
For no discernible reason other than feeling a bit bleurgh, I became fixated on a lady garden tidy-up and leg wax. There was no immediate call to swim with dolphins or model lingerie, and my next pap smear was at least a year away, but the hankering for depilation persisted. ...
Meaning Systems-based outreach in primary care settings can improve the timely follow-up of abnormal cancer screening results, but gaps in follow-up care need to be addressed if the full benefits of preventive cancer screening are to be realized. Abstract Importance Realizing the benefits of cancer...
Meaning The results of this study suggest that advanced digital microscopy diagnostics, supported by artificial intelligence, are feasible to use in rural, resource-limited settings for detection of abnormal cells in Papanicolaou tests. Abstract Importance Cervical cancer is highly preventable but remains ...
Intriguingly, almost half of the women with abnormal findings were not aware of their stage of the Pap smear. Furthermore, almost 30% of the women displayed signs of a post-traumatic stress disorder.Abnormal results in cervical cancer screening have an impact on patients' psychology, irrespective...
A proportion of genital warts is assumed to be “asymptomatic,” meaning that we assumed that a subpopulation of people with genital warts will not seek treatment. While the proportion of these warts that are symptomatic may have very little data, we checked that the total burden of treated ...
Substitution medication is administered under medical surveillance, meaning that these 15 women have to swallow the pill in front of medical staff in the prison medical unit. Additionally, medical surveillance was also imposed to seven women who were to take their medication under surveillance due to...