One of the most effective ways to prevent cervical cancer is through a Pap smear test—a simple yet powerful screening tool that has saved millions of lives. “A Pap smear, commonly referred to as a Pap ...

The scrapings are then observed under a microscope by a pathologist and reported. The Pap smear has been used for ... be stopped if last few reports were normal ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the accuracy of the microscopic diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis (presence of [pseudo] hyphae and blastospores) in stained vaginal smears in clinical practice.

A colposcopy is an office procedure that uses a special microscope (colposcope ... Mild dysplasia may go away on its own, meaning the cervical tissue returns to normal without treatment. These cases ...