| eMedicine Health - Colposcopy http://www.emedicinehealth.com Consumer health resource center providing information on the risks and benefits of these procedures. | |
| Feminist Women's Health Center: Gynecological Self-Exam http://www.fwhc.org Shows how to do a cervical or vaginal self-exam and identify problems. Also lists benefits of self-exams. | |
| Abnormal Pap Smears http://www.abnormal-pap-smear.com Analysis of results, tests, causes, treatments, and a gallery of pictures. Includes links. | |
| Abnormal Pap Smears: What Every Woman Needs to Know http://www.abnormalpapsmears.com Book by Lynda Rushing, M.D. and Nancy Joste, M.D. about pap smears test results and the human papillomavirus (HPV) and its connection to cervical dysplasia and cancer. Excerpt from the book, ordering information, and profiles of the authors. | |
| About.com: Colposcopy: What Is It? http://womenshealth.about.com Describes the procedure used for further evaluation of abnormal pap smear results. | |
| Can You Trust Your Pap Smear? http://www.drdonnica.com Dr. Donnica Moore discusses what a Pap smear is; who should have one and how often, what the new cervical screening technologies are, and whether you should request them. | |
| The Female Pelvis http://medinfo.ufl.edu Slides from a clinical skills class describing the pelvic exam procedure. | |
| Gynecologic Oncology: All About Pap Tests http://www.gyncancer.com Describes the procedure, evaluation process, treatment, and possible errors with the test. | |
| Having a Pelvic Exam and Pap Test http://www.cancer.gov Information from the National Cancer Institute about what to expect. Also includes advice from other women. | |
| InteliHealth: The Pelvic Exam And Pap Smear http://www.intelihealth.com Lists how to prepare for the exam, steps through the procedure, and answers common questions. | |
| MedicineNet: Pam Smear http://www.medicinenet.com Doctor written consumer health information, includes what is a pap smear, who should have one, how it is done, treatments for abnormal pap smears and new technologies. | |
| Medinfo: Smear Test (Cervical Smear) http://www.medinfo.co.uk Information from a United Kingdom general practitioner about procedure, results, and follow-up techniques. | |
| My First Visit http://www.firstvisit.org Site offering young women information about their first visit to a gynecologist. Talks about pap tests as well as pelvic exams. [English, Bulgarian, Polish, Slovenian] | |
| The Pap Examination: It Can Save Your Life http://www.cap.org Information from the College of American Pathologists about the value of the exam, when to have it, and how to determine if a laboratory is accredited. | |
| Pap Smears: What They Are and What the Results Mean http://familydoctor.org Information from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) about the types of changes an abnormal test can show. | |
| Women's Health Pelvic Exam and Pap Smear http://www.sa.psu.edu Information from University Health Services at Pennsylvania State University about what to expect with a pelvic exam. | |
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