A negative result is a good thing. That means your doctor didn’t find any precancerous or cancerous cells on your cervix. You won’t need another Pap smear until you’re due for your next scheduled one. Abnormal Pap Smear If your results come back positive, it doesn’t automatically m...
or interpret, test results. Under the Bethesda System, Pap smear samples that have no cell abnormalities are reported as "negative for intraepithelial lesionor malignancy" (meaning the woman does not have cancer).
Schedule a follow-up appointment if you receive abnormal Pap smear results. 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 bet...
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...
While you may experience vaginal bleeding for a short time after a Pap smear, there are no restrictions on activities after a Pap smear is complete. Pap Smear Results Receiving test results The results of a Pap smear are most often available within one to three weeks. Results may be sent ...
If the results of your Pap smear areabnormal, your provider may want to repeat the Pap test or do another type of test, depending on the findings. These additional tests could include: HPV Test:If an HPV test was not done at the time of your Pap, your provider may order one as a ...
An analysis from a randomized study has suggested that a larger percentage of Class III Pap smears appears among Prentif cervical cap users three months after initiation of use of the method than among diaphragm users. This suggestion has been the basis of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
(a "false positive" result), while very good, is not perfect. Thesensitivityof a Pap smear, which means its ability to detect every single abnormality, while good, also is not perfect, and some "false negative" results (in which abnormalities are present but not detected by the test) ...
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
Pap smear, laboratory method of obtaining secretions from the cervix for the examination of cast-off epithelial cells to detect the presence of cancer. The Pap smear, named for Greek-born American physician George Papanicolaou, is notably reliable in detecting the early stages of cancer in the ut...