Occasionally, the public has been alarmed by media reports of cases of cervical cancer preceded by normal Pap smears ... as the sensitivity of a single Pap smear is reported to be between 60% ...

What does an abnormal Pap smear mean? A healthy cervix contains cells that are flat and thin, akin to microscopic fish scales. An abnormal Pap smear means that some percentage of cells collected ...

Among these, the Pap smear stands out as a critical test for ... the screening interval to every five years if both results ...

If the results come back normal, all is well. If they come back unsatisfactory, it may mean you need to come back in for another Pap smear because the sample didn’t provide enough cells for the ...