The gynecological examination is one of the most important examinations for the

From: Lucy Brasil (lucybrasil@hotmail.com)
Sun, 02 Apr 2000 06:59:34 PDT


The gynecological examination is one of the most important examinations for the health of the woman. It is normal that fears and ansiedades for its accomplishment exist. The objective of this article is to answer the majority of the questions so that the women can understand AS and BECAUSE this examination is carried through.

The examination is simple, and has reduced the deaths for col cancer of uterus in 70 %, since its creation for the Dr. George Papanicolaou in 1940. The success of the test is because êle can detect illnesses that occur in the col of the uterus before the development the cancer. The examination is not only a way to diagnosis the illness but it serves mainly to determine the risk of a woman to come to develop the cancer.

Who can and must make the examination?

All the women with or without sexual activity must make the examination annually .

Which the best time to make it?

At the very least one week before its menstruation. It prevents duchas, vaginal creams, and sexual relations tres days before the examination.

Of that it consists the gynecological examination?

The full examination is constituted of the examination of the breasts (reads article on this examination) and later the gynecological examination. This is constituted by the external examination of vulva and later the rank of one espéculo in the vagina to visualize the vagina and the col of the uterus.

Vaginal Espéculo

Blank women also must be examined?

Yes, diverse techniques exist that allow the examination of blank women. It informs the doctor who you is blank BEFORE the examination.

What the doctor sees there inside?

The examination shows to the inward of the vagina and the col of the uterus.

What it is the col of the uterus?

Col of the uterus is the part of the uterus that is inside of the vagina.

(to visualize the pictures better click in top of them)

Normal Col Col with alterations

E the preventive examination of cancer, what it is?

This examination is the harvest of material of the col of the uterus which is ordered for a laboratory specialized in citopatologia. Also it is called oncótica cytology, Papanicolau, and it are of Brazil is known as Pap Test or Pap Smear.

Harvest of the Examination of Papanicolau

This examination can be complemented with the Colposcopia (It reads article on this examination)

Which are the possible results?

The result can be supplied in Classrooms of Papanicolau that vary of I the V or in description of the injuries. These results must be interpreted exclusively by its doctor. If it will have doubts asks.

It sees the cells of the vagina to the microscope:

Normal Candidiase Tricomonas Papiloma Virus (Hpv) Gardnerella vaginalis But this examination alone serves for this?

Not, the cytology serves to determine other conditions of health of its body such as hormonal level, and illnesses of the vagina and the col of the uterus. For that is important that he is its doctor who interprets the examination and it gives specific medicines to it for these alterations.

The examination aches?

Not. She is necessary to be relaxed. It talks with its doctor will be with fear.

Where to make the examination?

If you have a medical accord or use a particular doctor you mark a consultation with its medical reliable gynecologist.

This examination also can be made gratuitously in any Basic Unit of Health of the Only System of Health and also in all the Facultieses of Medicine of Brazil. It looks for for a Job of Health of the Woman.

It reads more on gynecological examination and papanicolau:


busca recomendada...
Google
OBGYN.net somente forums endozone.org Web
Entre as palavras-chaves para a busca:
Mensagens por tela: Mostrar apenas as mensagens que incluam todas as palavras-chave:

Voltar para  OBSTET-L World Wide Web page


Administrador da lista: flavio.monteiro.desouza@obgyn.net
Solicitações à lista: obstet-l-request@obgyn.net
Última atualização: Mon May 19 16:33:26 2008