Monday 28 May 2012

Pap Smear: It might just save your life

Many times, pap smear is treated by us the same way men treat a prostate exam, but why is it recommended and how important is it? The information about pap smear is well documented and I believe well understood by many of us but a lot of women neglect to do it and others find out relevant information to be gained by it too late. Here is your an excerpt  on the importance of a pap smear:


What Problems Can a Pap Smear Detect?
“Pap smears are not designed to detect cervical cancer,” says Dr. Lancaster. “They are designed to detect cervical dysplasia, or precancerous changes [in the cervix].” When abnormal cells are detected by Pap smear, your doctor can take steps to figure out the culprit behind these changes and treat the condition before it turns into cancer.
The link above will guide you to some other important information. Having all the necessary information, the question is why do we neglect to do our pap smears? For a lot of females it is FEAR, fear that may be based on our won imagination or fear that may be based on other persons' experiences. The funny thing though is that most of the times we have nothing to fear. It is true the skill of the doctor or nursing carrying out the pap smear is of utmost importance, but most persons are generally skilled in that area and so this is hardly a problem. What makes it easy for us, is our approach.
You will hear the words to relax and not to tense and this is very important. It is quite natural for us to tense if we have preconceived notions on the supposed pain we are going to feel, but given the fact that there is no pain to be afraid of then, lie comfortably and follow the doctors instructions. It helps to think about other things than what is actually happening and not to look at the speculum that is being used . Keep in mind also that the speculum would be lubricated. Also consider that pap smear is performed on ladies who are or have been sexually active and that the speculum is most times smaller than a penis. In addition, the walls of the vagina expand and contract so much so that a baby's head come through and the speculum is much smaller. Now I know that if you bring all these factors into perspective your fear will decline. 
What about the people who have described their terrible experiences to you? FORGET ABOUT THEM. Before I did my pap smear, I was so scared because of an experience a lady told me about. I lie on that table and I was so tense and had to be coaxed by the doctor until I finally relaxed. Amazingly, after the speculum was in, I didnt feel what happened after and I was told it was over. The only thing you feel is the pressure from the speculum, but even sex creates pressure. So my advice: DO YOUR PAP SMEAR. YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF YOUR DOCTOR WHILE HAVING IT DONE AND YOU WOULD BE FINE.


3 comments:

  1. I will honestly urge all eligible women to get one. Ifit weren't for a pap smear I wouldn't have know I had stage 1 cervical dysplacia. My FD(family doctor) did mines and noticed the smear came back with abnormal cells she then sent me to a gyno who did a biopsy and a thorough internal examination, what he found was abnornal cells on my cervix he said they wouldn't pose a risk for cervical cancer as they would go away on their own. Cervical cancer is the number one cancer docters can help prevent as it takes atleast 10 yrs to develop, however as women esp of chilbearing age we shouldn't wait to check up on ourselves.

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    1. Thanks for sharing this with us. It only shows the importance of doing these tests.

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