It costs RM30 at Twin Towers Medical Centre for the pap smear test..

gals .. pls go for pap smear if ur

-sexually active b4 the age of 21
-recommended 3 years after sexual exposure
-for girls who changes their partners frequently
-ONE night stand ? forget about this sentence - never ever go for it !! high risk group
-age > 30,married - 1 year once until u obtain a consecutive 3 negative results - then proceed with once in 2 years


ps-the HPV virus will manifest in you around the age of 20+ and u will manifest with the disease only at the age of 30 or 40+,its a very slow growing virus and depends on the virus trand itself..

so screening is important !!

Sorry to say but your information is not in accordance with national guidelines.

For Malaysia, the recommendation is sexually active women between the age of 20-65 years old should be screened. If the first 2 consecutive pap smear (yearly) are normal, a 3 yearly screen is recommended, provided all the smears are normal.

For UK, women are invited to start screening at age 25. 3-yearly screen until age 50, then 5-yearly screen until age 65....

It is not because of a slow growing HPV that leads to cervical cancer, it is because of persistence of infection with high-risk HPV viruses. Most HPV infections are transient (about 4/5 of infected women clear their infection without developing any abnormal smear....)

erm... i've heard the guidelines u mentioned above.does it apply to non-sexually active women as well?

Any places [clinic] recommended for Setapak area.. Not going for GH though its near.

It doesn't apply to those who has never had sexual intercourse before i.e. a virgin.

It does, however, apply to those currently not active sexually but had experienced sexual intercourse before, irregardless of the duration of the last sexual intercourse.....

This post has been edited by kmarc: Apr 12 2008, 10:34 PM

hi, i'd like to go for pap smear test, any recommendation of clinic/doctor?

thanks

Hi all,
Kudos to every1 who contributed to this thread..informative indeed

Would like to ask the floor for recommendation for female body check / health screening, any recommendable female gynae in KL or Selangor area? Wanted to bring my gf to check, she's shy and nervous coz 1st time checking, so any kind soul please help me out. Tq.

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Added on June 6, 2008, 12:14 amNo one kind enuf to help me out here?

This post has been edited by D80: Jun 6 2008, 12:14 AM

i did mine for less than RM100 and the doc is a lady doctor. her clinic is now near kampung kerinchi.

regardless your age and sexual history, it's good to have precautions. i read an article on this woman who's 24 and the doctor told her she's too young to have a pap smear and now she has cervical cancer.

take care of ourselves, gals!!

hmm she's not comfortable with a male gynae?
depending on your budget also..
i did my pap-smear test once at pantai cheras under dr.ho choon moy..
she's okay.. very quick..and the nurses are friendly

Oh, pantai cheras hospital..
May i know how much to anticipate?
Thanks alot..

it depends actually..
government hospitals are definitely cheaper in ways but not so sure about the handling process anyway..
it cost about RM150.. you should ask the price first.. it's good to go for body check ups from top to toe at least once a year...
oh and blood test too..

Yar, no gov hospital for this kinda things for me.. i actualli wanted to do the whole body check-up, datz why abit concern about the cost

Any ideas?

Hmm I think whole body check-up with blood test and pap smear is about RM600 plus, if I'm not mistaken..
You could call Dr. Ho @ 03-91320800 and inquire..

This post has been edited by elena_k: Jun 12 2008, 11:08 AM

Thanks alot for ur advise, will do consult with my gurl.

If anyone wants to do a pap smear test - remember to ask whether is a thin prep. Read here for more info http://www.thinprep.com/cervical-screening/thinprep.html

If u r refering Woman's health Screening - there are 2 types that a woman should look into. One is below 40 & one is above 40 yrs old. All woman above 40 yrs old should go for mamogram (to detect breast cancer).But if you have family history of breast cancer like mom, aunties, sisters etc, then you may do mamogram at the age of above 30+.

If any female is sexually active one must not hide from your gynae and don't be shy and afraid to tell your medical history. Best time to do your pap smear is 2 weeks after your menstrual.If you find that you are comfortable with female gynae go for female and if you don't mind any gender then it's ok

If do pap smear only is cheap but if you wanna do whole female check up with the specialist, the cost is higher. Most of private hospitals will have female health Screening and good gynae.

You may call up the private hospitals to find out who are their gynae or email them and ask them for a list of gynae list.Ask for their credentials or visit the hospitals website to get the doc's list. You can even ask them the woman health screening package price to be emailed to you. And do a comparison.

Cheers!

dont worry...

Ca cerviks occure when...

sexually active-changing partner
many children
u married with guy who his previous wife died due to cervical ca
multiple partner...

coz this disease it coz by HPV virus which is sexual transmitted disease...

if u r virgin, dis wouldnt be a problem...

so no need for you to do the pap smear.... n it is not rekomended though...

n it is better if you do the pap smear yearly...


sorry, my english is not good...

i have been went to injection of cervical cancer prevention before doing this test... so recommend that i go to this test too??

The vacination only covers a few strands of viruses at present and not all

At the moment, the recommendation for pap smear has not changed, irregardless of whether you have been vaccinated or not.

Until there are more data/results from long-term studies, you should still do pap smear regularly.

As mentioned by Glamourousfit, current vaccine only covers 2 subtypes (not strands ) of the viruses that cause cervical cancer. Note that these 2 subtypes are the main culprit for cervical cancer. The vaccine still don't cover many other minor subtypes.....

This post has been edited by kmarc: Jun 24 2008, 05:54 PM