Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Emedinews: Dr Good Dr Bad: A woman between the ages of 30 and 60 years of age with a current normal Pap test


Situation: A woman between the ages of 30 and 60 years of age with a current normal Pap test came with no current human papillomavirus (HPV) test results and history of 2 consecutive normal Pap test results.
Dr Bad: Go for annual pap smear test
Dr Good: get the pap smear every three years
Lesson: Low-risk women be tested every three years as per a report in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology on Aug. 18.

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