Under the Affordable Care Act, pap smears and preventive health exams are covered 100% without copay. If you are not insured, there are programs to pay for Cervical cancer screening. Contact your local Department of Health, Cancer Society, or family planning agency for information on these programs.
It is called the "Pap" test after its developer, Dr. George N. Papanicolaou.
A pap does not affect the accuracy of a pregnancy test.
A pap smear is a screening test for cervical cancer.
A pap smear is not used to test for herpes. Whether an HPV test will be run at the time of your pap depends on factors including your age, pap history, and current pap result. Ask your health care provider if it makes sense for you to be tested for HPV at your next pap.
Yes. That is the whole point of a pap test
It often is called a "Pap smear."
A pap smear test won't prevent pregnancy.
The Papanicolaou Test, also called a Pap test or Pap smear is used to detect cervical cancer. A variation, the anal Pap is used to detect anal cancer.
Women get pap tests or a pap smear to test for the presence of cancer in the uterus or cervix. The cells that collected from a pap test are tested. Women should get tested every three years.
A pap smear can't detect pregnancy. A pregnancy test is required for that purpose.
A test that involves in taking a sample of cervical cells to determine if they are growing abnormally.
There is no "pap smear urine test." A urine test may be done at the time of the pap smear to detect other conditions. Talk with your heatlh care provider to find out what tests were done during your exam.