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Bookmark or Share- HPV test - Mayo ClinicPap test. During a Pap test, a tool called a speculum holds the vaginal walls apart. A sample of cells from the cervix is collected using a soft brush and a flat scraping device called a spatula (1 and 2). The cells are placed in a bottle that contains a solution to preserve them (3). Later, the cells are checked under a microscope.
- Atypical cells: Are they cancer? - Mayo ClinicOn occasion you may see a report from a Pap test or tissue biopsy stating "atypical cells present." This might cause you to worry that this means cancer, but atypical cells aren't necessarily cancerous. Many factors can make normal cells appear atypical, including inflammation and infection. Even normal aging can make cells appear abnormal.
- Pelvic exam - Mayo ClinicPap test. During a Pap test, a tool called a speculum holds the vaginal walls apart. A sample of cells from the cervix is collected using a soft brush and a flat scraping device called a spatula (1 and 2). The cells are placed in a bottle that contains a solution to preserve them (3). Later, the cells are checked under a microscope.
- Pap smear - Mayo ClinicPap test. During a Pap test, a tool called a speculum holds the vaginal walls apart. A sample of cells from the cervix is collected using a soft brush and a flat scraping device called a spatula (1 and 2). The cells are placed in a bottle that contains a solution to preserve them (3). Later, the cells are checked under a microscope.
- Prueba de Papanicolaou - Mayo ClinicLa prueba de Papanicolaou es un procedimiento para detectar el cáncer del cuello del útero. Infórmate sobre cómo se realiza y qué signific
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