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pruegrg
16 yrs ago
hie,
i want to know does it hurt while taking a pap test i heard that they take out some cells so i am really scared and does anyone know how much it cost for the pap test and also there's a vaccine to have less chances for cervical cancer so how much does it cost for this vaccine, if anyone have idea pls advs.
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Hi pruegrg, don't be scared to have a pap smear, it doesn't hurt at all, perhaps a bit uncomfortable, but not painful. The Dr will take a swab which is a small sample of cells to send off and be tested for any abnormalities. Please don't worry, I've had many and it is the best way of preventing cervical cancer as early detection is very important in order to treat any abnormal cells that are found during the pap smear. I believe there are many government run wellwomen clinics in Hong Kong that provide this service or you can have it done by your GP. I don't know how old you are, but I would also advise you to ask your GP about the HPV vaccine that you are talking about as I believe this vaccine is for girls who are not yet sexually active or women that have been tested negative for the HPV virus. Hope this helps.
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I found this website. It's the family planning clinic in HK and they do pap smears. They do not automatically test for the HPV virus when you have the pap smear, so you must ask them to do that seperately.
www.famplan.org.hk
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Cervical screening including pap test is $100 if you have a HK ID card. See http://www.fhs.gov.hk/english/fee_cha/general_pub/general_pub.html.
The cervical cancer vaccine is usually given to girls around 9-11 years old and can be given to women up to age 26. Ask your doctor about it.
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thank you everyone for your respond and infmation. I am 26 yrs old and recently i had a period which lasted for abt 1 and half month and my gynae suspected that it was miscarriage or an ectopic pregnancy, but i did not had any abdomen pain or any kind of other symptoms, so my gynae suggested me to do a hormone test which i 've been doing since last month. First and second test showed very high level of HGC after that it dropped and my last report was 29.9 and now my gynae says that it is very low and again they have to run a test. and i am really sick and tired of it, till now they haven't yet cnfmed whether its miscarriage or not. So when i went thru some sites abt this thing i found out that the symptom of cervical cancer n menopause is very similar so i m really worried. that is why i wanted to do pap smear test. Does anyone know wht is the normal level of hormone? And wht is HPV virus?
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Hi pruegrg, you really should go to one of the government run clinics given above and get another opinion. If you continue to search sites, you will worry yourself sick and think the worst. Go tell them what your gyn has told you and ask for their advice. The HPV virus is a sexually transmitted disease and I'm sure they will explain that to you at the clinic, don't be afraid to ask questions, this is their job and you should gain as much information as possible so that you don't put yourself at risk in the future. I'm sure you have nothing to worry about as there are usually no symptoms of cervical cancer until the later stages and you are so young, but you really should start having regular pap smears now. After you have the first one done, you'll think about how silly you were, worrying about it, honestly its over so quickly and as I said before, just a bit uncomfortable. Then you'll get the results and your mind will be at rest. Go get it done and let me know how you get on.
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