Dr.Revathi Ravikumar

Dr.Revathi Ravikumar Specialist gynecologist,obstetrician & infertility
With 20 years clinical experience
Practicing in

18/11/2016

What is the point of a Pap smear?
The purpose of a Pap smear is to collect cells from your cervix, which is the lower end of your uterus. The cells collected in a Pap smear can detect if you have cervical cancer or suspicious cells that indicate you may develop cervical cancer.

18/11/2016

How often do you need to get a Pap smear?
If you are between ages 21 and 29, you should get a Pap test every 3 years. If you are between ages 30 and 64, you should get a Pap test and human papillomavirus (HPV) test together every 5 years or a Pap test alone every 3 years. If you are 65 or older, ask your doctor if you can stop having Pap tests.

18/11/2016

A Pap smear (also called a Pap test) is a screening procedure for cervical cancer. It tests for the presence of precancerous or cancerous cells on the cervix, the opening of the uterus. It's named after the doctor who determined that this was a useful way to detect signs of cervical cancer, Georgios Papanikolaou.

13/11/2016

Down's syndrome (also known as Down syndrome) can be diagnosed before birth (prenatally) or after birth (postnatally). During pregnancy, there are two types of tests that can be done to look for Down's syndrome - a screening test and a diagnostic test.

A screening test looks at the risk in this pregnancy of the baby being born with Down's syndrome. It does not give a definite 'yes' or 'no' answer. If your screening test shows a higher risk that the baby has Down's syndrome, you will be offered a diagnostic test to see if the baby actually does have Down's syndrome or not. Screening tests do not increase your risk of miscarriage.

Anyone can have a baby with Down's syndrome but a woman's risk increases as she becomes older. Large studies have been carried out to look at the risk of Down's syndrome related to a mother's age and have shown that:

A 20-year-old woman has a 1 in 1,500 risk of having a baby with Down's syndrome.
A 30-year-old woman has a 1 in 800 risk.
A 35-year-old woman has a 1 in 270 risk.
A 40-year-old woman has a 1 in 100 risk.
A 45-year-old woman has a 1 in 50 risk or greater.

How frequently should you see your specialist ?? In case of high risk pregnancies the visits will be more frequent !!
19/09/2016

How frequently should you see your specialist ??
In case of high risk pregnancies the visits will be more frequent !!

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