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by alison b
Posted: Sun., June 8, 2008, 06:55 pm
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My mom just asked me a great question, that I'm not sure what the answer is! While I'm researching, I thought I'd ask you all as well.
My mom had a hysterectomy many years ago, and was just told by her doctor today that the "new protocol" is that "pap smears are no longer needed".
Is this an age-related thing (my mom is mid-60's) or a hysterectomy-related new protocol? She still has her cervix, and since the pap smear tests for abnormal cells or changes in the cervix, why the "new protocol"?
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by hernews
Posted: Fri., June 6, 2008, 11:07 pm
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By Karen Pallarito
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) -- A popular type of surgery for removing abnormal cells from the cervix -- a problem that could lead to cervical cancer if left untreated -- may put women at risk of pregnancy complications.
Women who had this procedure, known as loop electrosurgical excision procedure, or LEEP, were at greater risk of delivering preterm babies or having a low-birth-weight infant, according to British researchers.
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by jmarrazzo
Posted: Mon., April 28, 2008, 05:26 pm
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Watch as Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, Associate Professor Of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease at the University of Washington in Seattle explains chlamydia.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Wed., March 26, 2008, 02:19 pm
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By Serena Gordon
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- The length of a woman's cervix at mid-pregnancy may indicate her risk of needing a Caesarean birth, a new study suggests.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Wed., February 20, 2008, 05:27 pm
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Dr. Lawrence Explaining Cervical Cancer.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Wed., February 20, 2008, 05:21 pm
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Wed., February 20, 2008, 05:06 pm
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Why are fewer women dying from cervical cancer?
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Wed., February 20, 2008, 03:15 pm
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Which test detects cervical cancer?
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Wed., February 20, 2008, 02:20 pm
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How often should a women get a pap smear?
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