Most often, the abnormal test result means there have been cell changes caused by thehuman papillomavirus (HPV). Changes to your cervical cells caused by HPV can be mild, moderate, or severe. Inflammationcan happen if you’ve had sex or used a diaphragm shortly before having a Pap smear. ...
An abnormal Pap smear result does not always indicate cancer. Cells sometimes appear abnormal but are not cancerous. The woman will have to return to the doctor for follow-up care. An infection of the cervix may cause an abnormal test result. Yeast, trichomonas,chlamydia, orgonorrheainfection ...
A Pap smear (or Pap test) is quick and does not usually hurt. A Pap test is used to screen forcervical cancer. A provider can look at cells from yourcervixunder a microscope and check for abnormal changes in the cells (cervical dysplasia) and precancerous or cancerous cells. If any a...
The PAP smear test is used to screen for cervical cancer. This test identifies malignant or pre-malignant cells of the cervix and permits timely diagnosis and treatment. This retrospective cross-sectional study included 104 women of reproductive age who applied for a PAP smear...
(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) ...
(Repeat Pap Smear and HPV Test). (Pap) smear for women age 30 and older, as an aid to determining the absence of high-grade cervical disease or cancer."3 How to use HPV test results to determine the presence of high-grade cervical disease or cancer was not ... R Finn 被引量: 0...
How Often Should I Get a Pap Smear Now That I Am Menopausal? You can get a Pap test every three years if both of these are true for you: Your last three pap cytology tests have been normal or you have had two negative paps with a co-test with HPV that have been normal within the...
Interpreting test results Pap smear results are reported as normal, abnormal, or unsatisfactory for evaluation. A normal, also called negative, Pap smear result indicates that no evidence of abnormal cells were found in the sample. An abnormal, or positive, result on a Pap smear indicates that ...
Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the HPV prevalance and its relation to Pap smear, colposcopy and colposcopy directed biopsy in our region of Eskisehir, Turkey.Material and Methods: A total of 615 women who applied to the outpatient clinic between December 2009 and December 2010...
Our purpose was to determine the reliability of the Pap smear in making the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and to examine the characteristics of Pap smear vs vaginal culture in diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis, with the vaginal Gram stain used as the diagnostic standard. We performed a prospectiv...