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Re: usa vs the rest of the worldFrom: Another (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sat, 30 Nov 2002 11:51:30 -0600 (CST)
>At Fri, 29 Nov 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >> >>moved to the states about 8 months ago. found a great obgyn right away. >>one big question i have is regarding the frequency of examintaions. i >>am 27 years old, with no history of anything abnormal. at home, i had a >>pap every two years and was able to stay on oral contraceptives the >>entire time. after a year, it was simply a manner of telling them i was >>having no problems and recieved another rx. tis dr tells me that i'll >>have to see him at least every 12 months for a complete exam. everywhere >>else in the world, two and even three years is standard. why is it that >>here, every 12 months is standard ? >--- >The 3 year standard is an economical standard for the pap test. > >Bernard G. Cristalli MD AMACOG >AIHP - ACCA - Paris France >OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor >Urogynecology Editorial Advisory Board >http://www.obgyn.net/corresp/cristalli.htm ---------- Good day, all. So is the one year standard. In asymptomatic, low risk women, the fear, in this era of lawsuits, is that one may encounter a disease encouraging process like HPV, become high risk, then sue the doctors if something "could have been caught earlier". The chances are still quite low that will happen, but the doctor may feel that is too much of a gamble to take with their livelihoods. As Dennis Miller says; Just my opinion, I could be wrong. AA
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