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Will A Pap Smear Detect Gonorrhea
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still worried about my pap smear..need clarification.Hi Dr Young,I need some good advice regarding my recent anal cancer screening. I am a positive male (4 years with virus, 3.5 years suppressed) who recently had a high resolution anoscopy with pap smear. The HRA found no lesions but the pap smear...
Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.
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Hi and thanks for your post.There's no etched-in-stone approach to dealing with screening for anal cancer. I'd suggest simply expressing your concern to your best-in-field doctor. I don't think that there's a wrong answer,...
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Abnormal Pap smear after 10 months of sexMy fiance recently had a pap smear(Dec. 2000) and about a month later, received a letter from the... Read more »hpv and pap smearI'm not sure if you received my question. I understand that pap smear is one way of detecting... Read more »
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Regular Pap Smear Is as Effective as ThinPrepThe liquid-based cytology test ThinPrep now represents 70 percent of the U.S. cervical cancer screening market, but a new report finds it no more effective than the conventional Pap smear at detecting precancerous cells. In the study, 89,784 Dutch... Read more »
Anal Pap Smears in Men Show High Rate of Pre-Cancer ConditionsA recent study in a Veteran's Affairs HIV clinic in Miami reveals that more than half of HIV-positive men have abnormal surface anal cells, caused by the virus called HPV. People living with HIV generally have a higher rate of these abnormal cells... Read more »
HPV Test More Accurate Than Pap Test at Detecting Cervical Cancer, NEJM Studies SayHuman papillomavirus tests are more accurate than Pap tests in the detection of cervical cancer and precancerous changes in the cervix, according to two studies published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine , the Wall Street Journal... Read more »
News Briefs About Women and HIVNew Guidelines for Abnormal Pap Smear Results Combination Pap Smear and HPV Testing for Cancer Screening Number of Lifetime Sexual Partners and Cervical Cancer Risk Women More Likely Than Men to Disclose an STI HIV, African-American Women, and... Read more »
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Abnormal pap smear
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
My doctor just informed me that my pap smear was abnormal. Could this be an indication of HIV infection?I possibly had an exposure Feb, tested Neg End of April. Read more » Drs reluctant to use new urine test detecting STD
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Via http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnpd01fm.cfm?PrgDate=02/13/2002&PrgID=3 Scroll down near end of page to third last item STD Study... Read more » please help
Posted by Anonymous
Hi everyone, i have a question- if a girl gets her papanicolaou test and the doctor sends a letter that "something did not came out clear" can HIV be detected with this test?Read more »
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