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A pap smear (also called Pap test and smear test) is a medical screening test for detecting pre-cancerous changes (termed dyskaryosis derived from Greek, meaning 'bad-nut') and thus aims to prevent the development of cancer and other abnormalities in the female genital tract by sampling cells from the cervix with an Aylesbury spatula or (more frequently with the advent of liquid-based cytology) a plastic-fronded broom. The cells are placed on a glass slide and checked for abnormalities in th ...
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- Cervical Cancer Screening
... The uterine cervix is the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb) that connects the uterus with the vagina. It is part of the female reproductive system. The PDQ cancer information summaries are revie... - PAP Test
... The Pap test (also called a Pap smear) checks for changes in the cells of your cervix. The is the lower part of the uterus (womb) that opens into the vagina (birth canal). The Pap test can tell if you... - Preguntas Frecuentes Acerca de la Colposcopía
... La colposcopía es un procedimiento médico en el cual se utiliza un microscopio especial (llamado colposcopio) para mirar dentro de la vagina y examinar detenidamente el cuello uterino (la abertura del... - Preguntas frecuentes acerca de la prueba de Papanicolaou (PAP)
... La prueba de Papanicolaou (llamada también citología vaginal) se realiza para detectar cambios en las células del cuello de su útero. El cuello del útero es la parte inferior del útero (matriz) que se... - The Pap Test: Questions and Answers
... What is a Pap test? The Pap test (sometimes called a Pap smear) is a way to examine cells collected from the cervix (the lower, narrow end of the uterus). The main purpose of the Pap test is to find a...
Resources
- Ask NOAH About: GynecologicalExam Fact Sheet (New York Online Access to Health, The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center (NOAH))
- ¿Que es la prueba Pap? (Office of Population Affairs Clearinghouse, OPA, OPHS, OS, HHS)
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