Many women wonder, “Does a Pap smear hurt?” The good news is that while the experience can vary, most find it just mildly uncomfortable and not painful. Understanding Pap Smears A Pap smear, a crucial cervical cancer screening test, involves your health care provider collecting a small sample of cells from the cervix to check…
Many people wonder if they need to prepare for a pap smear. The pap smear test is an important text done in a doctor’s office to test for precancerous cells that could lead to cervical cancer. While it is a fairly routine test, it doesn’t mean that it’s easy to go through. Some people may…
Medically reviewed by Dr. Shieva Ghofrany A Pap smear, also known as a Pap test, is a common procedure that is primarily used to screen for cervical cancer in women. It can detect certain strains of HPV (human papilloma virus) which are common sexually transmitted infections, but it is not an STI screening test. Let’s…
A very faint line on a pregnancy test means that there are hormones of pregnancy rising in your body. It is very likely that you are pregnant. It is important to look at the urine pregnancy test and make sure that the control line is also appearing. If the control line does not appear, you should take…
Miscarriages are a devastating and terrible reality for so many people who are trying to get pregnant. 1 in 4 women will experience a miscarriage. Amongst people who have one spontaneous pregnancy loss, it is estimated that about 80% to 90% of them are able to have a successful pregnancy after a miscarriage. While most…
Ovarian cancer is a serious disease and ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths among women. Unfortunately, it is often referred to as the “silent killer” due to its symptoms being difficult to detect in its early stages. Approximately 1 in 78 women will get ovarian cancer in their life. The specific…