2nd of June 5am -I was 40+2 days and really getting over being pregnant, I just wanted baby out already. I woke up to some…
Dr Lionel SteinbergJuly 26, 2023
The new Cervical Screening Test in 2018 involves having a pap smear in the same way that you are used to, but the laboratory looks for the Human Papilloma Virus.
The cytology (cells) is only looked for if you prove to be positive for the Human Papilloma Virus.
This new test has been shown to be more accurate, and if you do not test positive for the Human Papilloma Virus, your pap smear needs to be repeated in five years.
If you screen positive for the Human Papilloma Virus, the follow-up depends on whether you test positive for the high-risk virus (virus 16 or 18) or if you are positive for the low-risk virus.
