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 ...

Dr. Kristen Wheeler, a practicing OB/GYN practicing at SSM Health DePaul ... women get their first pap test (or pap smear), which is a screening test for cancer of the cervix,” she said.

There are usually no symptoms. Cervical dysplasia is typically discovered during an annual Pap smear, making regular screening critical to early detection and treatment, and the prevention of cervical ...

Anita Lasala, a Manhattan-based ob-gyn agrees that conventional Pap smears have been satisfactory: "We've had no problems." Her practice only uses ThinPrep when it has been requested by a patient ...

They can also affect her ability to become pregnant. Diagnosis starts with a detailed medical history and physical exam, including a pelvic exam and Pap smear. You may be asked to keep a diary of your ...

On a Pap smear, a squamous cell invaded by HSV can closely resemble a squamous cell carcinoma (Fig. 5). This similarity helps to explain why, until relatively recently, there was a suspicion that ...