Perform a Pap smear when the patient is in the proliferative phase (in the week following cessation of menses). The patient should avoid intercourse or intravaginal products/douches for 24-48 ...

Since its introduction in the 1940s, the Pap smear, also known as a Pap test, has emerged as a vital tool in the fight against cervical cancer, significantly reducing both its incidence and ...

No endocervical cells on Pap smear. Ideally, both glandular and squamous cells should be present on a Pap smear, because the squamocolumnar junction is sampled. When no endocervical cells ...