Pap Smear Center - Downers Grove, IL
Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove * Offices of Senica Bruneau & Simmons MDs  Offices of Senica Bruneau & Simmons MDs  Offices of Senica Bruneau & Simmons MDs  Offices of Senica Bruneau & Simmons MDs  Women Ob/Gyn Associates  Women Ob/Gyn Associates  Women Ob/Gyn Associates  Midwest Women Ob/Gyn Ltd  Midwest Women Ob/Gyn Ltd  Midwest Women Ob/Gyn Ltd  TRE Medical Limited  TRE Medical Limited  TRE Medical Limited  Ramona Marsh MD  Barry Sadegi MD  Midwest Women Ob/Gyn Ltd  Western DuPage Ob/Gyn  Wu & Wey MDs  Taek Y Kim MD  Drs Roth & Zucker  Drs Roth & Zucker  West Suburban Obstetrics & Gynecology  West Suburban Obstetrics & Gynecology  West Suburban Obstetrics & Gynecology  West Suburban Obstetrics & Gynecology  West Suburban Obstetrics & Gynecology  West Suburban Obstetrics & Gynecology  Mariann Herbert DO  Oak Brook Fertility Center  Center for Womens Healthcare  Fertility Centers Of Illinois  West Suburban Women's Health  West Suburban Women's Health  West Suburban Women's Health  Ion Dumitru MD  West Suburban Women's Health  Terrace Ob/Gyn  Terrace Ob/Gyn  OMG Women's Healthcare  Hinsdale Center for Reproduction  Womens Health Care Of Hinsdale  Hinsdale Hospital Neonatology  Womens Health Care Of Hinsdale  Womens Health Care Of Hinsdale  Womens Health Care Of Hinsdale  La Grange Womens Clinic  La Grange Womens Clinic  La Grange Womens Clinic  La Grange Womens Clinic  La Grange Womens Clinic  La Grange Womens Clinic  R P W Ob/Gyn  R P W Ob/Gyn  R P W Ob/Gyn  R P W Ob/Gyn  R P W Ob/Gyn  Lanny F Wilson MD  Antonio J Bravo MD  Elmhurst Clinic Ob/Gyn  Charanjit Kalsi MD  Elmhurst Clinic Ob/Gyn  Elmhurst Clinic Ob/Gyn  Elmhurst Clinic Ob/Gyn  Elmhurst Clinic Ob/Gyn  Antonio J Bravo MD  Dupage Health Specialists  Dupage Health Specialists  Dupage Health Specialists  Dupage Health Specialists  Glen Ellyn Clinic Ob/Gyn  DuPage Medical Group OB/GYN  Glen Ellyn Clinic Ob/Gyn  Glen Ellyn Clinic Ob/Gyn  DuPage Medical Group OB/GYN  Glen Ellyn Clinic Ob/Gyn  DuPage Medical Group OB/GYN  Glen Ellyn Clinic Ob/Gyn  DuPage Medical Group OB/GYN  DuPage Medical Group OB/GYN  Glen Ellyn Clinic Ob/Gyn  DuPage Medical Group OB/GYN  Glen Ellyn Clinic Ob/Gyn  DuPage Medical Group OB/GYN  Mike Zangan MD  Edwards Womens Center for Health  Edwards Womens Center for Health  Edwards Womens Center for Health  Edwards Womens Center for Health  Trinkus & Goldberg MDs  Trinkus & Goldberg MDs  Trinkus & Goldberg MDs  Jain Pediatrics  MacNeal HealthCare Center  MacNeal HealthCare Center  Dale Liaugminas MD  James J Gomez MD  Druzak Badowski & Jensen MDs  Druzak Badowski & Jensen MDs  Druzak Badowski & Jensen MDs  Druzak Badowski & Jensen MDs Downers Grove, IllinoisUpcoming 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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