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A member asked:
What is a pap smear nowadays, and how is it different than years ago? my doc isn't using microscope slides anymore.
10 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Good!: The days of glass slides and hairspray are long gone! the newer liquid based pap tests are much more accurate and allow for hpv cotesting. Most women with a history of normal pap testing only need screening once every 3 years depending on risk factors.
Answered 11/24/2012
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Cell monolayers: Current method remove most of the debris from cervical scrapings and deposit the cells in a monolayer on a slide thus making the process of examining slides more effective. The doctor taking the "pap smear" puts the scrapping in a special fluid that is processed by the pathology laboratory to make monolayer cell slides.
Answered 3/17/2012
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