2006-09-15 08:49:22 · 10 answers · asked by gentlgodis 4 in Health ➔ Women's Health
The pelvic exam is the exam of your internal organs. The doctor palpates your abdomen, with and without two fingers in your vagina, to feel the size, location, etc... of your reproductive organs. The Pap smear is when they open your vagina with a speculum and take a sample of cells from your cervix to test for dysplasia, which can be a precursor to cervical cancer. Along with a manual breast exam, the Pap and pelvic make up a typical gynecological exam.
2006-09-15 10:32:24 · answer #1 · answered by mockingbird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but they're both usually done at the same visit. A pap smear is just that....a smear of the tissue the dr extracts from the vagina. A pelvic exam is to determine if there are any growths, checks for enlargements of the uterus, cervix. Get a great dr and it will be fine. Good Luck!
2006-09-15 08:53:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A pap smear is done during a pelvic exam. But an exam can be done to see about other things too.
2006-09-15 08:51:16 · answer #3 · answered by a_phantoms_rose 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, a pap smear is a test that can be taken during a pelvic exam.
2006-09-15 08:52:47 · answer #4 · answered by estherraq 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a pap smear exam is done while you're getting a pelvic exam. A pap exam is just one of the tests done!
2006-09-15 08:55:02 · answer #5 · answered by colleen3273 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can have a pelvic exam without a pap smear. They ususally do both at the same time.
2006-09-15 08:51:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not quite. For a pelvic exam, the doc will lube her fingers and press on either side of your pelvis with one hand inside your vagina and one hand ouside on your pelvis. I think it's more comfortble than a pap.
2006-09-15 08:56:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, pelvic is literally looking to make sure if everything is okay. pap is a sample of tissue they send to a lab to test.
2006-09-15 08:50:57 · answer #8 · answered by Lola76 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no a pap detects cancer... a pap is done with a swab... a pelvic is done with the hand..
2006-09-15 08:51:06 · answer #9 · answered by bubbles_n_ar 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes.. though slightly more thorough. its a thorough check of the reproductive organs. painless, so dont worry.
2006-09-15 08:51:12 · answer #10 · answered by Frankie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋