Detection of Cervical Cancer

How do I detect that a woman at risk for cervical cancer?. The easiest way to find out by cytological examination of the cervix. This examination is currently popular is the Pap smear or Papanicolaou smear taken from the Greek name of the doctor who discovered this method of George N. Papanicolaou. In addition, there are also various other methods for early detection of cervical cancer or HPV (human papillomavirus) infection as well as follows:

1. IVA Inspection (Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid).
This examination by applying the cervix and then daubed with 5 percent acetic acid, wait for 3 minutes. Last seen with the naked eye if there is no change in color or white color does not appear, then the result is negative. This examination can be done in the clinic and the cost is relatively inexpensive at around 10 thousand to 20 thousand.

2. Pap Smear
This examination should be performed by women who have had sexual intercourse and performed regularly. You do this by taking cervical lymph then daubed on the slide and in-fixation with a certain liquid and then viewed with a microscope. Can later be seen whether they are abnormal cervical cells or not after as compared with normal cervical cells. The cost ranges from 60 thousand to 100 thousand.


3. Examination of Thin prep
This examination has an accuracy and precision is higher than the pap smear. You do this by taking the sap of the cervix and then dipped into a bottle containing a liquid fixation and centrifuged until a homogeneous, then taken a bit to daubed on the slides and performed the examination. Can diagnose pre-cancerous cells and cervical cancer cells, but the price offered is also more expensive and could reach three times the price of pap smears.

4. Colposcopy Examination
This examination using colposcopy to see abnormalities of the cervix. This tool uses a powerful beam and binocular microscope with a magnification of 5 to 40 times. Currently colposcopy has become the primary method of cervical cancer screening in several European countries. This method should be done by experts who understand. Previous medical personnel will enter the liquid to give color to the cervical canal, then perform a colposcopy and abnormal cells will appear. These areas will be sampled to find out what causes it.

There is nothing wrong with all the early examination of cervical cancer, you can perform checks anywhere and can be tailored to your financial condition. The most important thing is prevention is better and it can only be done by early detection of cervical cancer

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