Question 1

are pap smears nescessary after 70?

Accepted Answer

Good question: If you had normal; paps usually you have a low risk of getting an abnormal one but your yearly pelvic and breast exam is still very important, because you are more at risk for breast cancer, uterine, vulvar, ovarian cancer that can be diagnosed either early or before it gets to cancer by your gyn, so that is why I have my pts come in every year for the exam, since I am checking all of that.

Question 2

can virgins have to get pap smears?

Accepted Answer

Age 21: The first pap should be done at age 21 regardless of whether someone is a virgin or not. You can get cervical cancer without ever having sex (it is very rare, but i've seen it).

Question 3

where does one get pap smears done?

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Usually your : Doctor's office.  Other sites that provide the service are, medical clinics, local city or county health department, college health center, family planning centers and women’s health services.

Question 4

how frequently should i get pap smears?

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Depends: If they all have been normal/negative you should get them every 3-5 years depending on how your doctor sends it. (if they send a co-test, which looks at cells and checks for hpv, you only need it every 5 years). If you have had an abnormal pap, you'll need it more often. What is your history?

Question 5

should i wait 3 years between pap smears?

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That depends: Older women who are negative for troublesome virus strains and have had no abnormal cells can wait longer than others. There are protocols that your physician can advise you about.

Question 6

how to tell if my pap smears results are bad?

Accepted Answer

What is result: Ask your doctor for the result, cannot tell if bad without knowing.

Question 7

what happens when u have several abnormal pap smears?

Accepted Answer

It depends,,,: It depends on the results.  If it's low to high grade, things like colposcopy and excision biopsy are done.  If biopsy shows carcinoma in situ, the same schedule for paps is maintained.  But if it's more invasive things like surgery and chemotherapy may be done.  It's important to keep getting paps every year if they're abnormal as it is there to prevent the abnormalities from becoming invasive.

Question 8

i need some advice on abnormal pap smears--never had one before?

Accepted Answer

More workup.: If a pap smear is abnormal, colposcopy is done, with 3% Acetic Acid painted on the cervix.  Abnormal lesions are seen as white patches.  These are biopsied, and examined under a microscope for possible malignancy.  If there is cancer in situ, a cone biopsy is done, which is therapeutic.

Question 9

i'm curious what could happen when you have reoccuring abnormal pap smears?

Accepted Answer

You see your doc: Depending on the abnormality, usually the patient will have a colposcopy. This is a procedure where the clinician looks closely at your cervix and can biopsy any areas that look abnormal. The reason this is done is that pre-cancer or overt cancer can be identified. The reason paps are important is they can find abnormalities before they become cancer.

Question 10

how often am i supposed to get pap smears? 31yrs old, never had abnormal pap results

Accepted Answer

Every 3 years: paps every 3 years; exams yearly

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