What is a Thin Prep Pap smear?
What is a Thin Prep Pap smear?
ThinPrep Pap test: A modified Pap test technique designed to reduce some of the technical problems inherent in the traditional type of Pap smear. In the traditional Pap test, cell samples are obtained from the vagina, cervix, and cervical canal and spread on a glass slide.
When should I get a Pap with Reflex HPV?
If Pap is normal but HPV is positive, a reflex to HPV 16/18 will be performed. If age 21-29, perform: Image-guided Pap plus Ct/Ng and Tv. If Pap is ASCUS, a reflex to a high-risk HPV test will be performed.
What does Reflex HPV all abnormal mean?
Abnormal. An abnormal result means that cell changes were found on your cervix. This usually does not mean that you have cervical cancer. Abnormal changes on your cervix are likely caused by HPV. The changes may be minor (low-grade) or serious (high-grade).
Does ThinPrep test for STDs?
In addition to HPV, other STIs can be tested from the same Thin Prep vial. Tests are priced individually. Please request tests individually. Thin Prep Vials are kept for 21 days after receipt of sample.
Does ThinPrep test for HPV?
ThinPrep Pap Test Allows Both Pap and HPV Testing From a Single Sample Collection Vial.
What is HPV Reflex high-risk?
Reflex high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) testing often is used in the management of women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance identified in cervicovaginal screening.
What are the different types of Pap smears?
There are two types of tests: the Pap test and the HPV test. For both, the doctor or nurse collects cells from the surface of the cervix. With the Pap test, the lab checks the sample for cancer cells or abnormal cells that could become cancer later. With the HPV test, the lab checks for HPV infection.
What is HPV reflex high risk?
What is ThinPrep® PAP reflex HPV DNA-liquid based Pap testing?
ThinPrep® Pap reflex HPV DNA – Liquid based pap testing is intended for use in the screening and detection of cervical cancer, pre-cancerous lesions, atypical cells and all other cytologic categories as defined by the Bethesda System for reporting results of cervical cytology. Pap screening is not reliable for the detection of endometrial cancer.
Can the ThinPrep ® Pap test be used for vaginal smears?
Vaginal Pap smears can also be performed but must be noted on the requisition. The ThinPrep ® Pap test addresses these limitations with liquid-based preparation, improving specimen adequacy and significantly increasing test sensitivity.
What is a Pap test for HPV?
The Pap test (also called a Pap smear or cervical cytology) collects cervical cells and looks at them for changes caused by HPV that may—if left untreated—turn into cervical cancer. It can also detect cervical cancer cells. A Pap test also sometimes finds conditions that are not cancer, such as infection or inflammation.
Can ThinPrep imaging system detect adenocarcinoma?
Refer to the ThinPrep Imaging System Instructions for Use for results of FDA approved studies. While introduction of the Pap smear has steadily decreased squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma remains of great concern. Detecting adenocarcinoma should be an essential part of comprehensive cervical cancer screening. 7
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