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I got pain in my abdomen so i went to my gyn. she swabbed the inside of my vagina. what is usually tested when doctors do this?
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Pap smear: It was probably a pap smear of the cervix to check for cervical cancer cells.
Answered 2/21/2016
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Vaginal swab: Hello, A vaginal swab can assess for various sexually and non-sexually transmitted infections. Most commonly, sexually transmitted infections can cause pelvic pain so this is why a diagnosis such as this needs to be ruled out.
Answered 3/29/2016
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