what happens in a papsmear?

Question

I 15 I STARTED MY PERIOD WHEN I WAS 11 OR 12. I WENT TO THE DOCTOR BECAUSE I HAVENT HAD IT IN LIKE ALMOST 3 MONTHS. HE CHANGE MY DIABETES MEDICATION, THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IM GOING BACK FOR A FOLLOW UP TODAY AFTER A 3 WEEK WAIT. I STILL HAVENT STARTED.

I THINK HE IS GOING TO GIVE ME A PAPSMEAR!

IVE NEVER HAD ONE, HOW DOES THIS WORK?

DOES IT HURT?

Answer 1

The Pap smear is performed as part of a gynecological exam. You will lie on a table and place your feet in stirrups to position your pelvis for examination. A speculum (an instrument used to open the walls of the vaginal canal to see the interior) will be inserted into your vagina and opened slightly.

A sample of cells from the outside and the canal of the cervix is taken by gently scraping the outside of the cervix with a wooden or plastic spatula, then inserting a small brush that looks like a pipe cleaner into the canal.

The cells are placed on a glass slide and sprayed with a fixative, or put in a bottle containing a preservative, then sent to the lab for examination

It might be midly uncomfortable but it happens quickly. It's best to relax and breathe deeply because if you become tense you're more likely to experience pain.

Answer 2

You lay on top of the gourney or whatever it is called, you have to spread your legs wide open, they introduce a metal thing that expands inside, then they introduce a long thin instrument to take a pinch of your inner skin. You need to stay real calm and think of pretty things so you won't stress out, but it is fairly quick and fairly painless. The inner pinch of skin is sent to a lab to detect any illnesses.

Good luck; hope all works out. Ask your doctor about supplementing your diet with calcium and magnesium. I know of a liquid form of each that comes mixed together. They say that excessive calcium leads to calcifications in the female organs and magnesium is needed to break up the calcium molecules. Maybe you have a case of calcification of your organs that are not letting your period flow normally. Therefore, you need to take them together in a proportion of one calcium and two of magnesium. The formula CALMAG is available in that exact proportion. It is liquid; you mix one ounce twice a day with any juice. You can get it at: http://www.enivamembers.com/188138 Look for the product under Minerals called CalMag. Good luck.

Answer 3

OK they'll get like these tong looking things they look like those things u use to pick up salad and they'll stick it in Ur ****and they'll open u up it dint hurt at all just don't tense up then they'll swab you with this long q-tip you'll feel like period cramping and then they'll get this like little scraper thing and scrape u that feels like a pinch it hurts like for a second and that should be it thats you papsmear.

Answer 4

no, it doesnt hurt, but it could give you cramps. you put your feet up on the stirrups and the doctor inserts a speculum in you to hold your vagina open. then they take a long thin instrument with a little brush at the end and put it inside and scrape some cells off your cervix. then its over!!

Answer 5

Most of the time, you won't even fill the doctor taking the smear. If you have ever had a pelvic exam, he/she does it then...really nothing to it. The doctor takes a small scrapping of the cervix/uterus lining...that's all.

Answer 6

if u're still a virgin he probably wont, if you REALLY need one, he might refer you to a gynecologyst, it doesn't hurt, but it feels kinda uncomfortable, it's not the nicest of sensations... he'll take like a set of tongs to open up your vaginal canal and grab some of your cervix tissue with a swab... that's it, it feels kinda weird but nothing painful... try to get a female gyno, this might make you feel more comfortable!