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Cervicitis Learning Center
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Inspection of the discharge under a microscope (may show candidiasis, trichomoniasis, or bacterial vaginosis) Pap smear; Tests for gonorrhea or chlamydia;
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The standard method of diagnosing cervicitis is through a pelvic examination or a Pap smear. During the pelvic exam , the physician usually swabs the affected area, and then sends the tissue sample to a laboratory. The laboratory tries to identify...
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A pelvic examination is a routine procedure used to assess the well being of the female patients' lower genito-urinary tract. This is done as part of a usual health screening and prevention tool, and is an element of the total health care for the ...
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During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical examination includes: Inspection (looking at the body; Palpation (feeling the body with ha...
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The health status of populations and of individuals is assessed for many reasons. Assessing needs for care helps guide the allocation of resources— diagnostic assessments guide treatment, prognostic assessments contribute to planning, and assessin...
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A Pap smear is an examination under the microscope of cells scraped from the cervix.
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The Pap test is a procedure in which a physician scrapes cells from the cervix or vagina to check for cervical cancer , vaginal cancer , or abnormal changes that could lead to cancer.
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The Pap test (Pap smear) is the microscopic examination of cells scraped from the both the outer cervix (ectocervix) and the cervical canal (endocervix). It is called the "Pap" test after its developer, Dr. George N. Papanicolaou, who described a ...
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The Pap test is a procedure in which a physician scrapes cells from the cervix or vagina to check for cervical cancer , vaginal cancer, or abnormal changes that could lead to cancer .
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