Thin Prep Test

to those yang dah kawin, have u guys go for pap smear or thin prep test?

i am thinking of going for the test. ni test yg nak detect cervical cancer tu. to those yg x tau, cervical cancer can only occured to women who has had sexual intercourse. so, either u are married or is sexually active. reason being, because the HPV virus which cause cervical cancer is transferrable through intercourse. kalau yg x kawen lagi, pegi nak buat test tu pon dia xkn bagi, unless if you tell the nurse that you are sexually active.

selama hidup ni, x pernah lagi pergi buat test tu. b4 kawen dulu mmg x relevant lansung nk g test.. now since dah kawen, i think i should go for the test. according to the article which i read just now, to those who have been married, you should go and get tested within the first three years of marriage. after that, the test should be taken once every year so that senang doctor nak keep track and monitor if there is any abnormalities.

from my reading, baru tau yg almost every adult who had sexual intercourse will have the HPV infection at least once in their life. but normally, the infection will go away on its own. kalau dia x go away tu yg problem. so, that is why a normal routine test is required.

nak detect cervical cancer boleh through either pap smear or thin prep. most of the clinics or hospitals guna pap smear. but actually thin prep is more accurate. cuma since dia technology baru, x semua tempat guna that method.

i've checked quite a few hospitals, so far yg guna thin prep is Gleanegles. and they have the Woman Wellness Center yg mmg specifically for women. so dia nye package catered for woman gyne check up. the best thing is, it is not as expensive as other private hospitals that i've checked. i've been there once. checkup before kawen dulu. but time tu cuma bleh buat for basic gyne checkup je sbb x kawen lagi. so since they already have my record, probably i should go there.

eh, nak tau x symptom2 (eh, cane nk eja ni?) cervical cancer?
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