What do papsmears tell you?
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They are looking for cervical cancer (first link). Even if you have had a hysterectomy, some still recommend a pap smear (second link)
well...they look for cancer or precancer cells..also,infections show up too..
we'll you can get cancer down there. all kinds of things they will check.harmones for one.
Pretty much anything out of the ordinary, I think it will show HPV (Human Papaloma Virus), which is probably the main thing their looking for! Sorry I can't help much more!
They can help you tell if you have HPV or any other STD's that can be harmful to your health. Plus the dr. looks to make sure that you vaginal tissue is healing like it should and make sure you dont have any type of cancer.
They are looking for cancer, precancer, abnormalities std's or infections or anything like that
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