What can pap smear pick up?

Pap Smears: Pap smears are designed to look for skin changes that could or would predict risk for developing cervical cancer. They now can also test for the hybrid hpv dna test that can tell if in the skin there is any of the hpv dna that could cause cancer. They also can add a test to look for chlamydia and gonorrhea.

Abnormalities: The pap can detect abnormal cervical cells, the presence of some types of infections and the presence of some std's.