A PAP smear is a screening test for cervical cancer that can be performed by a primary care physician, health professional or gynecologist. Learn about how often a woman should get a PAP smear with help from an OB/GYN in this free video on women’s health.
Expert: Raeph Laughingwell
Contact: www.womancareobgynma.com/
Bio: Dr. Raeph Laughingwell earned his medical degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and the New Jersey Medical School.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
Duration : 0:2:40
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im not trying to …
im not trying to battle you but i think its wrong when you are spreading the wrong facts, young women or women in general could read this and actually think that its their botfriends fault that they get this …
-Infections are not …
-Infections are not caused by getting smoke in your vagina!
-Trichomonas are very unlikely to give cellular abnormalities!
-Recent sexual activity… well, yeah, when you get infected with HPV!
-HPV, yes, thats what i said.
-Dysplasia is not a reason itself, its what happens when you are exposed to the virus (HPV). Its the cellular abnormalities and not the reason you get cell abn.
I may not be an expert, but i´m more of an expert than you and a fact is you cannot get it the way you say.
What could cause an …
What could cause an abnormal pap smear result?
An abnormal Pap smear may indicate any of the following:
- AN INFECTION OR AN INFALMMATION
-Herpes
-Trichomoniasis
-Recent sexual activity
-HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) This is also called genital warts (up to 60% of women may carry this virus on their cervix, genital area, or skin and are completely unaware of it).
-Dysplasia (abnormal cells that can be pre-cancerous)
To gunsnforever I …
To gunsnforever I totally disagree with you I already I had talk with my doctor and you’re all wrong. You may work as a maternity nurse, but not an expert on pap smear.
i am very sorry… …
i am very sorry… but abnormal paps are NOT caused by guys smoking or working with maechnics and then touching you down there haha… its ONLY caused by the HPV-virus which is transmitted sexually, just because youve never been with anyone else doesnt mean he hasnt been with anyone else. I work as a maternity nurse, so i know what i´m talking about. and seriously, you CANT get abnormalities the way you say you got it!
I had an abnormal …
I had an abnormal pap for 3 years. I spread my legs enough for him to access my vagina as soon as he was done with me he had to look at my vagina again then looked at my face I didn’t know if he forgot the instrument or wanted to look at my private part one more time. Anyway, he took care of me.I never fool around he’s my first but the reason why I was abnormal because my husband worked as a mechanic and he smokes a lot. Now I make sure his hands are clean I don’t want to go through this again.
this doc. is kinda …
this doc. is kinda hot!
CSA or other blood …
CSA or other blood tests just provide a non specific means to show abnormal conditions.
Pap smear however is considered to be a direct biopsy which could show a pre malignant cervix with histopathologic proof, which is the ultimate feature in a medical diagnosis.
Pap smear is actually the best screening test which has been developed in medicine and has saved lives by accurately screening cervical cancer all over the world.
Isn’t the CSA blood …
Isn’t the CSA blood test more accurate than a pap smear? That’s what I’ve heard and it kind of confuses me why women need such an invasive exam when doctors could easily just take a blood sample and get better results.