Why it sounds scary to me?

haha, so if one bigger than another that will be suspicious..

usually the tumor is painless right? unless it invades surrounding tissue..

i see..

yeah, inguinal hernia..

---

Added on January 1, 2009, 10:25 am
haha.. u check urs first bro.. 

teratoma n hernia is a huge difference bro..

haha.. though u dunno..

Stay on topic.

i see.. just want to know, is it possible that we could detect infection under pap smear test coz there would be lots of inflammatory cells there..

yeah, becoz normally people do pap smear to see cancer cell only..

one, we can detect the inflammatory cells,
then if there is a pus, we can took it for culture & sensitivity

But how many per cent does the women do their pap smear? 

no need to shy to dr lor. this screening test is realy crucial..

so, clue cell is not for cancer lor? it just indicates infection..??

This threads meant for girls, but floaded with men. walao...

It would be better if PAP smear test is done together with digene HPV DNA test.

PAP smear have good specificity while its sensitivity is poor. The pathologist needs to look at the slides and there might be chance for them to miss certain cells. Another possibility is that the sample collection method might be wrong.

It has been proven that cervical cancer is caused by Human Papilloma virus (HPV). However, not all the HPV will cause cervical cancer. This has been well-studied and HPV DNA test is so far the only FDA-approval test in the market to use together with PAP for efficient screening of cervical samples.

about 70% is caused by HPV 16 and 18 . Another 25% is caused by other HPV strains. about another 5% is caused by non HPV related causes.

Another risk factor for cervical CA is smoking. So please do stop.

well, currently the standard practice is to get newly delivered mothers to have their PAP smears done 6 weeks post delivery..
it sounds kinda simple & easy, since at 2 months, they have to bring their kid to get their immunization jab..
however, there are still pregnant mothers who are in their 3rd / 4th pregnancy who haven't had a PAP smear done yet..

it's kinda sad to see patients with stage 3 or 4 cervical cancer..
I will always remember the words of my mentor: A woman should not die of cervical cancer..

it's so true, coz cervical CA takes years & years to progress, & we have such an efficient & cost-effective screening modality..

so LYNers, do pass on the word.. k?

it's a standard practice.. it's written in their red/pink antenatal cards..
but sadly, don't think there is enough emphasis placed on it..
sadly so far, the best time to 'catch' them is when they come with menopausal symptoms or some other complaints..

It is effective, only that it is expensive. About 900-1200 for 3 doses, depending on where. But the thing is that, having the vaccine does not exempt you from having a 3 yearly pap smear.

well, it's effective.. provided you're not exposed to HPV yet..
more applicable to virgins & partners of condom-users..

Hey, I'm a guy, and I would like to know how often a girl should take this test, and it is for girl who lost their virginity right. How much is it, and where to do it, is it necessary. Thanks, want to bring my gf for check.