Pap Test
Cell samples are placed in a holder (glass) and fixed with a standard solution hair spray, to be preserved and sent to a laboratory expert in cellular assays (histologist) that by means of staining and microscopic examination determines the hormonal of the cells received, the components (inflammatory cells, some cells infectious, etc.) and whether any cellular alteration in the smear analysis.
The primary objective of the Pap test is the early diagnosis of cellular alterations that lead to cervical cancer , which will allow us to take preventive action to avoid the development and consequences of gynecological cancer second (the first is that of the breast).
According to this analysis gives a summary report that after many attempts to rank for all doctors, gynecologists and histologists the world mean the same thing (not easy), is as follows:
1. SMEAR NORMAL: no phones or inflammatory disorders.
2. ASCUS: atypical cell changes but undefined (not cancer cells, but they are not normal).
3. LSIL (low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion grade), bone, cells sense altered in cancer, but low grade.
4. HSIL (high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion grade). bone, cancer cells still localized and not visible to the naked eye.
5. CARCINOMA: cancer cells, and possibly macroscopically visible (the eye)
Who and when to do Pap smear?
All women from the start of their sex should be done systematically at least once a year (sometimes at 2 years, even after menopause within three years) a smear of control. The test frequency is decided by the gynecologist as the patient’s personal history (infections, history, etc)
