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Pap smear
A pap smear (cervical smear) is a text looking at the cells from the canal and outside of the cervix to see if any abnormalities (especially precancerous abnormalities) are present.
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I would like to do a Pap smear as well?
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Pap smear came back abnormal, what to do?
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