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Cervical smear
A cervical smear or pap smear is a text looking at cells from the outside and canal of the cervi to see if precancerous cells are present.
Dr. John Geisler reviewed this
29 year experience in Gynecologic Oncology
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A 44-year old asked:
What is a cervical smear?
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A 32-year old asked:
Where could i get a cervical smear?
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A 47-year old asked:
At what age should you get your first cervical smear?
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How long does it take to find out the results of a cervical smear?
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A 46-year old asked:
Will a cervical smear test hurt?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is a cervical smear test? Is it easy?
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A 45-year old asked:
Possible reasons for abnormal cervical smear and treatment concerns?
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A 46-year old asked:
If I suspect i'm pregnant should I go through with my cervical smear?
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A 47-year old asked:
I am due for my pap smear (cervical smear) tommorow but I might reschedule because my discharge is heavy?
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A member asked:
Hi for the last two occasions I've bled after sex I'm over due on a cervical smear I have an out of date coil in n was only on my Las cycle Las week?
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A 32-year old asked:
Need I do a cervical smear test if i'm not sexually active?
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A 46-year old asked:
Why do you have to get a pap cervical smear if your a virgin and are not sexually active?
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A 28-year old female asked:
If i had a cervical smear test and i had cervical cancer would the actual smear result written to me say a finding of cancer? Or something else.
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A 42-year old female asked:
In my cervical smear check up I was found Streptococcus agalactiae. How is it transmitted except through sex?
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A 53-year old female asked:
I have a prolapse so my cervical smear wasn't possible due to pain and inflammation. Will pelvic floor exercises correct this?
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A member asked:
Hi, I had my cervical smear this morning, and now I have light bleeding and I need to pee all the time (and it burns when I do), is this normal?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Can you tell me what the significance is of spindle cells being found in a cervical smear test? I have had colposcopy and biopsy, awaiting results.
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A 42-year old female asked:
In my cervical smear check up I was found Streptococcus agalactiae. I am only interested in how it got there ! Not in neonatal issues ! Thanks?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Does a cervical smear to detect cancer cells detect std's at the same time?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I have GBS in cervical smear. Does it mean I am infected since it normally lives there? I was given therapy 7dys amoxiclav antibiotic 1000mgx2
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A female asked:
Had cervical smear result HSIL.follow up biopsy CIN3 with microinvasion.had hysterectomy. Histology chronic non specific cervicitis with squamous meta?
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A 36-year old asked:
Could i get a lump in my breast if you've had a cervical smear test done?
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A 42-year old female asked:
No sympt. No diabetes, liver failure, no pneumonia, no sex, not pregnant. Why was I incidentally found GBS in cervical smear which has to be treated?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Constant dull pain both sides of pelvis and hips, 2 years. cervical smear result abnormal but no hpv. Lower back pain for 2 years. 3 x physio courses no help. Bowel habits changed from once week to daily, in the last month. Getting worried but what shoul
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A 45-year old asked:
Do you need to undergo a cervical pap smear even if you haven't had sex since you last had one?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Bleeding after sex been to Drs and they say quite bad cervical erosion. Smear test last year was fine. No obvious lumps. Help! Could it be cancer?
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A 39-year old female asked:
My cervical pap smear test report is negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy with sever inflammatory smear dr. Plz say about treatment?
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A 52-year old male asked about a 46-year old female:
My wife did a pap smear/cervical screen 7days ago and she been experiencing pain in her vagina and she spots blood. Hope no damage has been done?
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A 35-year old female asked:
How long does the cervical biopsy and pap smear results take to come out or finished.?I had one done on oct 2nd this year and I have not been given.
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A 38-year old asked:
Can Crohn's disease be found through a cervical biopsy or pap smear test?
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