When you have your period, the blood and other tissue can affect the results of the test. Unless your provider advises otherwise, it's best to schedule a Pap smear for one to two weeks after you expect your period, or five days after your period ends.1 If your cycle is unpredictable a...
but not every Pap smear does this. You usually have to request this in advance. If you'd like to get tested for STDs, you'll usually need to take blood and urine tests. Your doctor may also order one after examining you.
The health care professional will send a letter with test results. If there is a problem, the woman's health care professional may contact her. For peace of mind, she can also call the medical office to get the results. Before leaving after the exam, she can ask how long it takes the...
The results of the Pap smear are usually available within one to two weeks. At the end of Pap smear testing, each woman should ask how she should expect to be informed about the results of her Pap smear. If a woman has not learned of her results after a month, she should contact her...
Preparing properly for your Pap smear test will contribute to more accurate results. Frequency Females should begin getting routine Pap smears within three years of becoming sexually active or by the age of 21. Females between the ages of 21-65 should get Pap smears about every three years or...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of PAP smear as a screening tool for cervical cancer by evaluating the result of a review of 34,970 cases of PAP smear at Pohang St. Mary's Hospital. METHODS: From January, 1992 to December, 2001 cytologic examination of 34,970 women were analysed an...
PAP SMEAR RESULTS: BETHESDA SYSTEM REVISEDNo abstract is available for this article.doi:10.1016/S1526-9523(02)00283-0LikisFrancieJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
aI started getting some abnormal pap smear results suddenly. AT the same time, I began having bouts of BV and have been put on antibotics only to have it return a few weeks later. I suspect the BV was causing the abnormal paps as I have read that it can alter the result. I tried...
Other studies of the Prentif cap have not found conversions to Class III smears at one year. The requirement of a 3-month Pap smear is not only economically burdensome to potential users of the cap but appears to be without firm foundation in the original data or in our current views of...
First, Pap smear was done for all women, and then the cervix exposed with 5% acetic acid by cotton swab for 30 seconds and observed under adequate light. At the end, women with abnormal results in Pap smear or DVI method were referred to colposcopy and biopsy. Test's sensitivity, ...