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While the well-publicized controversy over revised recommendations for the onset and frequency of mammograms is still being batted around by women, their doctors, government officials, and cancer organizations, more news has been released about changed guidelines for another popular cancer screening for women. Read More »
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Dear Dr. Kate, I was
just wondering if all vaginas smell the same. It sounds really
weird but I am so insecure about the smell/taste of mine. My
boyfriend does not seem to mind going down there, so I figure it
must not be bad, but I can't help but think mine smells wrong
or different from… Read More »
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It's sometimes tough to
have a job where no one is happy to come see you. Yes, I have a
good relationship with my patients, and there's even a wait to
get an appointment with me. But even my long-timers sometimes grit
their teeth at the thought of coming in for their annual exam.
Through… Read More »
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I have a date at 2:30. With
my gynecologist. What am I going to wear?! A quick Yahoo! search
brings up nearly 680,000 hits when you ask about how to prepare for
your annual gynecologist visit, but they're all directed at 16
year old girls. Yo, Internet, stop assuming I'm so mature! So
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I've had to call a few patients this week to tell them that their last pap smear was abnormal, and that they need to go for colposcopy. Since they inevitably Google " Read More »
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Have you ever received a copy of your Pap
test in the mail, only to be completely befuddled by what it means?
Let me decode the mysterious language, and what it means for you.
Phrases that mean everything's fine:
- Endocervical cells present
- Squamous...
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Dear Dr. Kate, On my last visit to my GYN, my Pap smear was abnormal. I was treated for a yeast infection, which I didn't think I had, and bacterial vaginosis. The next Pap test was normal. I am on birth control so my husband doesn't "pull out." Even though I was treated, the... Read More »
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