Pap smear - difination / preperation
What is the Pap smear?
Cervical cancer is the Cancer Cervix second most common cancer in women. And the best method for early detection of cervical cancer is to do periodic work Pap smear, where cells are taken from the cervix to be examined under a microscope.
Can be by Pap smear, detection of viral infections of the cervix, such as in the case of a virus or HPV (Human Papilloma Virus (HPV, which infects the cervix.
Each woman must do swab of the cervix per year starting from age 18 years if they are married or the beginning of the marriage. Mrs swab of the cervix each year until the outcome of the swab normal for three consecutive years, then you make a smear every 3 years at least. Continue to do the lady in the cervical swab forever, even after menopause.
If the lady above 70 years and has done a swab of the cervix three times in a row and three normal results, and did not show any abnormal result in the last 10 years could be stopped from conducting Pap smear.
If Ms. process of total eradication of the uterus Total Hystrectomy (no uterus and cervix) is not doing a Pap smear. But if the eradication of the uterus without cervical swab it must make.
Prepare for the Pap smear
- Failure to do Balchatif or vaginal douching for 48 hours prior to the swab.
- Refrain from the marital relationship before the swab 48 hours.
- Do not use any topical medications vaginal, or any means of contraception by topical swab to 48 hours.
And is performed Pap smear on any day in the period between the tenth day and the beginning of the twentieth day of the menstrual cycle until we move away from the days of menstrual bleeding.
And do not take a swab of the cervix and the time to do During a vaginal examination of the pelvic area swab is taken quite easily in a few minutes.
And do not take a swab of the cervix and the time to do During a vaginal examination of the pelvic area swab is taken quite easily in a few minutes.
During a Pap smear
After the sample is taken from the cells of the cervix by a wooden tool curettage curettage whereby cells from the cervix is then installed on a glass slide and sent to a laboratory to be examined under a microscope.
And Pap smear is a painful final lady has to do not feel anything, or feel as soon as pressure is simple, it should calm the nerves and take a sharp breath slowly and completely loosen the abdominal area and legs. And there are not any complications can occur.
After a cervical smear
After examining the sample under the microscope appear as a result of cervical smear screening.
The negative result of natural or Negative or Normal test:
Means that the normal cells of the cervix in terms of size and shape.
The negative result of natural or Negative or Normal test:
Means that the normal cells of the cervix in terms of size and shape.
Result is positive or abnormal Positive or Abnormal test:
Means that the cells of the cervix is normal in terms of size and shape. And does not necessarily mean the presence of a cancerous tumor in some cases show a positive result, but not because of cervical cancer, so you must follow to find out the real reason.
An infection in the cervix can cause the emergence of a positive result such as in cases of fungal infections of yeast, chlamydia chlamydia, Trichomonas vaginalis trichomonas, gonorrhea, gonorrhea, or where the cells of the cervix inflamed, and after treatment and re-Pap smear cells appear normal again.
Viral infection of the cervix infected with HPV (Human papillomavirus (HPV also causes the appearance of a positive result.
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