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Women’s Health : How to Get a Pap Smear


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…

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  1. #1 by EWalterJr on July 29, 2009 - 12:04 am

    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.

  2. #2 by joshuadecruz on September 30, 2009 - 3:27 am

    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.

  3. #3 by sasymuzik on October 22, 2009 - 3:26 am

    this doc. is kinda hot!

  4. #4 by gorgeouslinda on November 29, 2009 - 3:44 am

    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.

  5. #5 by gunsnforever on November 29, 2009 - 3:34 pm

    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!

  6. #6 by gorgeouslinda on November 29, 2009 - 10:26 pm

    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.

  7. #7 by gorgeouslinda on November 29, 2009 - 11:08 pm

    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)

  8. #8 by gunsnforever on November 30, 2009 - 10:57 am

    -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.

  9. #9 by gunsnforever on November 30, 2009 - 11:00 am

    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 …

  10. #10 by gorgeouslinda on December 4, 2009 - 6:22 am

    This is for gunsnforever or shall I call U MISS UNIVERISTY I WENT TO COLLEGE FOR 5 YEARS. Girl friend you don’t have to go to a university just to become a nurse. I made this all up just to see who would be the dumb person to actually respond my comments. LMAO!!! And please don’t worry ABOUT ME I have families who are REGISTER NURSE and DOCTORS WHO ARE MUCH SMARTER THAN YOU. I already can see some of your mistake please go back to school.

  11. #11 by gunsnforever on December 4, 2009 - 5:28 pm

    i can see that YOU are not a very smart girl either… if you lookedoutside of your own world you´d see that there are different countries, not just the one you live in. i ´m from sweden so YES, you do have to go to university to become a nurse. good thing you know so many smart people then cos you need all the help you can get. judging by your comments, maybe you should go back to school, idiot!

  12. #12 by gorgeouslinda on December 5, 2009 - 6:25 am

    For gunsnforever first of all there’s only one world, 2nd you were judging me first and at least you admit that you’re illeterate you took those words out of my mouth I thank you for that. I rest my case Miss University and please stop battling me because your behavior is becoming sooo childish.
    P.S.
    Don’t you have anything better to do??? Miss University you have an issue now PLEASE MOVE FORWARD!! Because this will be my last response I have better things to do remember you repley to me.

  13. #13 by gunsnforever on December 5, 2009 - 1:32 pm

    i judge you? yeah i do have better things to do. so calling someone “miss university” and “i know lots of doctors that are much smarter than you”…. yes thas very mature… but i m the childish one. im not battling you but i understannd you need to make me bad but i m only laughing at you. get a life!!!!!

  14. #14 by xcrdude03 on December 15, 2009 - 4:00 am

    i think anybody at all can take a pap smear. it shouldnt only be gynocologists. I think the husband should be aloud to. how do you think he feels when your out getting felt up by some male doctor perv? all you gotta do is take a smear of sells from the cervix, scrape it onto a microscopic slide, and send it off to a lab to be analyzed. you SHOULDNT need a medical degree to do that

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