What is a pap smear?

Screen for cancer: Named for its discoverer george papanicolaou, cells from the cervix of the uterus are smeared onto a glass slide, stained, and examined under the microscope for cancer or precancer ("dysplasia"; "intraepithelial lesion"). This enables detection of the vast majority of cervical cancers -- once the greatest cancer killer of young women -- while still easy to cure.

Screening test: A sampling of cells from the cervix to test for the cellular changes that can lead to cervical cancer- it is a screening test and not usually a diagnostic test.

Cancer check: A pap test looks for cervical cancer. The doctor will inserrt a speculum into the vagina to look at the cervix and take a sample of cervical cells to send to the lab.

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A cancer screen: A pap smear is a screening test used to detect cervical cancer and precancer.

Pap smear: Pap smear is a test which involves collecting cells from cervix which is the lower part of uterus to see if the cells are normal or abnormal. Some abnormal cells can change in cancer if not treated . http://patient.info/doctor/cervical-screening-cervical-smear-test-pro

See below: Please read the instructions for preparing for pap smear in the website given below. In brief: do not do the following for 24 hours before the test: douche (douching should never be done), have intercourse, take a bath (shower is okay), use tampons. Avoid scheduling your pap smear while you have your period. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003911.htm.

Most doctors do paps: Any gynecologist and most family medicine or primary care doctors do pap smears routinely. I can't vouch for usual policies and pap smear availability in your country, but certainly it should be easy in any metropolitan area.

Pap smear ?'s: A pap smear can be performed by a primary care physician, but the results of the test should be put before a gyn physician.