A pap smear (or pap test) is a screening for cervical cancer. It involves taking cells from the cervix and vagina and examining them under a microscope. The test is looking for cervical ...

Thanks to modern technology women will soon be able to avoid the oh-so invasive and uncomfortable pap smear. A new cervix ...

Despite agreement among physicians that the ThinPrep Pap test is easier to read, cost is the number one reason the method is not yet widely used. "The coverage for the test by insurance companies ...

Q: It's time for my daughter to have a Pap smear, but she's putting it off because it was so painful last time. I wonder if switching to a female doctor might help? It's a very unpleasant test and I ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for cervical cancer with cervical cytology– also known as a Pap test or Pap smear –every three years for women ages 21 to 29.

These self-administered swabs are an alternative to more traditional HPV testing, which is usually done in tandem with a Pap test, also called a Pap smear. During these cervical cancer screenings ...

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 ...

Women with positive test results underwent colposcopy and biopsy, as did a random sample of women who tested negative. The sensitivity of HPV testing was 94.6%, whereas that of Pap testing was 55.4%.

An alternative to the traditional Pap smear will be available in the United States starting this fall but Clark County’s ...

Dr. Daniel Pap, MD works in Grove City, OH as a Pain Medicine Physician and has 13 years experience. They are board certified in Anesthesiology and graduated from OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE ...