Pap Smear Center - Alpharetta, GA
Alpharetta Obstetrician-Gynecologist Doctors for Pap SmearType of Physician: Obstetrician-Gynecologist What is a Obstetrician-Gynecologist? A certification by the Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology; practitioners provide medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders, to the extent that it distinguishes them from other physicians. This training enables them to serve as consultants to other physicians and as primary physicians for women. Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology Common Name: Ob/Gyn or Ob-Gyn Obstetrician-Gynecologist Doctors in Alpharetta * Isis Ob/Gyn LLC  Shelley M Dunson Allen MD PC  Kaiser Permanente Ob Gyn  Sovereign Womens Healthcare  Alpharetta Women's Medical Group  Atlanta Womens Specialists  Atlanta Womens Specialists  Atlanta Womens Specialists  Atlanta Womens Specialists  Atlanta Womens Specialists  Atlanta Womens Specialists  Atlanta Womens Specialists  North Fulton ObGyn  Crabapple Ob/Gyn PC  Charles D Boatright MD  Northside Women's Specialists  Northside Women's Specialists  Georgia Ob/Gyn  Georgia Ob/Gyn  North Atlanta Ob/Gyn  Georgia Ob/Gyn  Georgia Ob/Gyn  North Atlanta Ob/Gyn  Northside/ Northpoint OB/GYN  Roswell Obstetrics & Gynecology  North Atlanta Ob/Gyn  Georgia Ob/Gyn  Center for Perinatal Medicine  Georgia Ob/Gyn  Roswell Obstetrics & Gynecology  Northside/ Northpoint OB/GYN  Northside/ Northpoint OB/GYN  Roswell Obstetrics & Gynecology  Roswell Obstetrics & Gynecology  Roswell Obstetrics & Gynecology  North Atlanta Ob/Gyn  Roswell Obstetrics & Gynecology  Northside/ Northpoint OB/GYN  North Atlanta Ob/Gyn  Roswell Obstetrics & Gynecology  Arista OB/GYN Associates PC  Wendell E Phillips MD  Atlanta North Gynocology PC  North Point Ob/Gyn Associates LLC  Alliance Ob/Gyn PC  Alliance Ob/Gyn PC  Alliance Ob/Gyn PC  Northside Ob/Gyn PC  North Point Ob/Gyn Associates LLC  Alliance Ob/Gyn PC  North Atlanta Womens Care  North Point Ob/Gyn Associates LLC  Gary L Smith MD PC  Joseph Tate MD  Suburban Woman's Specialists  Suburban Woman's Specialists  Suburban Woman's Specialists  Complete Womens Healthcare  Center for Perinatal Medicine  North Atlanta Women's Specialists  North Atlanta Women's Specialists  North Atlanta Women's Specialists  North Atlanta Women's Specialists  North Atlanta Women's Specialists  Wayne A Hudak MD  North Atlanta Women's Specialists  William W Crone MD PC  Meridian Womens Healthcare  Dunwoody OB/GYN, PC  Arbor Ob/Gyn  Arbor Ob/Gyn  Castillo Walters OB/GYN  Donald L Mansfield MD PC  Castillo Walters OB/GYN  North Perimeter Ob/Gyn  Glenlake OB/GYN  Glenlake OB/GYN  Gwinnett Physician's Group  Glenlake OB/GYN  North Atlanta Women's Specialists  Gwinnett Physician's Group  Glenlake OB/GYN  North Chattahoochee Family Physicians LLC  Gwinnett Physician's Group  Gwinnett Physician's Group  Obstetrics & Gynecology Of Atlanta  Obstetrics & Gynecology Of Atlanta  Obstetrics & Gynecology Of Atlanta  Obstetrics & Gynecology Of Atlanta  Obstetrics & Gynecology Of Atlanta  Meridian Obstetrics & Gynecology PC  Mt Vernon Ob/Gyn Associates  Mt Vernon Ob/Gyn Associates  Albee & Sinervo MD  Albee & Sinervo MD  Reproductive Biology Associates  North Atlanta Women's Specialists  Ob/Gyn Associates of AMC  Peachtree Women's Clinic  North Atlanta Ob/Gyn Alpharetta, GeorgiaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-09
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Pap SmearWhat is a Pap smear?A Pap smear (also known as the Pap test) is a medical procedure in which a sample of cells from a woman's cervix (the end of the uterus that extends into the vagina) is collected and spread (smeared) on a microscope slide. The cells are examined under a microscope in order to look for pre-malignant (before-cancer) or malignant (cancer) changes. A Pap smear is a simple, quick, and relatively painless screening test. Its specificity - which means its ability to avoid classifying a normal smear as abnormal (a "false positive" result) - while very good, is not perfect. The sensitivity of a Pap smear - which means its ability to detect every single abnormality -- while good, is also not perfect, and some "false negative" results (in which abnormalities are present but not detected by the test) will occur. Thus, a few women develop cervical cancer despite having regular Pap screening. In the vast majority of cases, a Pap test does identify minor cellular abnormalities before they have had a chance to become malignant and at a point when the condition is most easily treatable. The Pap smear is not intended to detect other forms of cancer such as those of the ovary, vagina, or uterus. Cancer of these organs may be discovered during the course of the gynecologic (pelvic) exam, which usually is done at the same time as the Pap smear.
Who should have a Pap smear?Pregnancy does not prevent a woman from having a Pap smear. Pap smears can be safely done during pregnancy. Pap smear testing is not indicated for women who have had a hysterectomy (with removal of the cervix) for benign conditions. Women who have had a hysterectomy in which the cervix is not removed, called subtotal hysterectomy, should continue screening following the same guidelines as women who have not had a hysterectomy. The screening guidelines of... Recommended Reading Related to Pap SmearWhat are sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?
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