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EVALUATION OF THE ABNORMAL PAP SMEAR
An in-office procedure looking at the cervix through a microscope. This can detect changes that are invisible to the naked eye. This is done with a speculum and is no more uncomfortable than a Pap smear. If a biopsy is indicated, this may be performed at the time of colposcopy or recommended to be done by procedure at another time. New pap smear tests with ThinPrep™ testing and new tests of viral exposure: The ThinPrep™ Pap Test, a new Pap test, is the first cervical cancer-screening test to be recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as "significantly more effective" than the conventional Pap smear at detecting early signs of cervical abnormalities. Instead of smearing the cervical sample onto a slide as with a conventional Pap smear, your doctor rinses the cervical cell sample into a vial, which is then sent to a lab for slide preparation and review. Since the cells are not smeared, they do not clump together as they would on a slide. At the laboratory, a machine separates the cells and filters out the blood, mucus, and inflammatory cells. The important cells remain, and a representative portion of the entire sample is placed on a slide in a thin layer. Therefore, the result is a homogenized, representative "subsample", which is more clear and easier to read. We offer HPV testing and Gardasil injections. We have had many clinical trials in this area. Check here for any currently enrolling trials. Additional Abnormal Pap Smear Evaluation Services Cultures and Evaluation of Hormone and Infection Effects Surgery including:
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