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My gyn doc did a pap smear and said i bled during scraping - i could see blood as he spread it on smear plate, he said it won't obscure result. true?
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Is True: The Pap Smear examines the types of cells present on a glass slide. The additional blood cells can easily be distinguished from the other cell types on the slide. It is true that your results will not be affected.
Answered 8/18/2014
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