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pap smear
my mom said i have to go get a pap smear today... can anody explain to me what it is, does it hurt, what do they do?? thanks!
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A Pap smear is a test your doctor does to check for signs of cancer of the cervix. The cervix is part of your uterus (womb). During a Pap smear, your doctor takes a sample of cells from your cervix to be tested.
To take the sample, your doctor will put a special instrument called a speculum into your vagina. This helps open your vagina so the sample can be taken. Your doctor will gently clean your cervix with a cotton swab and then collect a sample of cells with a small brush, a tiny spatula or a cotton swab. This sample is put on a glass slide and sent to a lab to be checked.
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well, and i can only explain this pretty crudewly becasue its not first hand ezxperiance, they take a medical spoon like thing, and scrape some gunk out of your vagina. then they put it in some kind of machine that checks if you have the papaloma virus. i dont think it hurts.
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