Monday, August 18, 2008

Paps Smear

Papanicolau smear is a process in which specimens were obtained from the cervix and placed into the microscope slides.It is used to screen cervical carcinoma and intraepithelial neoplastic changesIt is started three years after first sexual contact or when the woman is 21 years old.After the first smear, it should be done annually .The women who are already sixty years old, and who are not anymore sexually active may not already have this test

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