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Due a pap smear but just had vag swabs to test for thrush and sti's. do i need to go again for pap smear or will swabs show same results a pap would?
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No: When taking cultures one is looking for specific sources of infection such as bacteria or fungi. A pap smear looks for defective uterine cells.
Answered 8/30/2017
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Different test: A pap smear looks for atypical (pre-cancer) cells. Thrush is candida (yeast). Swabs look for bacterial or viral or yeast infections. You should get a pap smear, but wait a few weeks til your infection is resolved, as a recent infection could cause a falsely abnormal pap smear.
Answered 1/13/2016
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