Maybe you had a bad experience with your last Pap smear and you’re wary of going back to the ob-gyn. Or maybe you’ve never had one before and are scared to make the appointment. It’s ...

A Pap smear involves a medical provider inserting a speculum into the vagina, then swabbing the cervix before sending the sample to a lab. Credit - Getty Images Maybe you had a bad experience with ...

The patient should avoid intercourse or intravaginal products/douches for 24-48 hours before the examination. Use no lubricant prior to performing the Pap smear. Have cytobrush, spatula ...

A Pap test, also called a Pap smear or cervical cytology, checks for changes in cervical cells that could ... In other words, ...

In South Africa, the importance of getting a Pap smear cannot be overstated. This simple test could be the difference between life and death for many women, as it helps to detect cervical cancer ...

When I was a medical student in the 1980s, the school hired “pelvic instructors” who taught us how to do exams in a painless and respectful way. They even allowed us to perform practice ...

No endocervical cells on Pap smear. Ideally, both glandular and squamous cells should be present on a Pap smear, because the squamocolumnar junction is sampled. When no endocervical cells ...

A Pap test, also called a Pap smear or cervical cytology ... In other words, a doctor doesn't need to be in the room when the sample is collected. Generally, the patient is instructed to insert ...

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No cases of cervical cancer have been found to date in a major review of cervical screening in the Southern Health Trust. In October 2023, BBC News NI revealed about 17,500 women in Northern ...

One said he had “proceeded to rub his erect penis against her hand” while she was alone with him in an exam room, the lawsuit ... a woman wanted to refuse a Pap smear or pelvic examination ...

SINGAPORE – By 2025, all of the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) 93 branches will have mental health ambassadors to promote mental well-being in every neighbourhood and support the work of MPs ...