Pap Smears Without Stirrups

You cringe when you think of getting your annual reviews and putting your feet in the stirrups? If so, you are not alone. Indeed, according to a report by Health Day, a study published in the British Medical Journal revealed that the stirrups above could reduce physical discomfort many women during their Pap smear experience as much as fifty per cent. The study included 197 women, aged 18 and over, who visited Amy Eisenhower Medical Center at Fort Gordon, located in Augusta, Georgia, for their annual gynecological examination and Pap smear. Each woman was assigned to have their Pap tests with or without stirrups. After each examination of the woman, she was interrogated about his physical and psychological comfort feelings of exposure and control over her own body. The quality and accuracy of smear results were not affected by the use or lack of use of calipers, according to the study's principal investigator, Dr. Dean Seehusen. The doctor hopes that doctors will begin to give their patients a choice about using stirrups for Pap smears. Some doctors may feel that the use of calipers offers better stability during Pap tests. However, this does not mean that you should not ask if you can skip the stirrups during your consideration if you feel uncomfortable using them. Plus: what to expect during your pelvic exam How to prepare your smear About the poll What do you think about the use of stirrups during your smear? I prefer to use calipers. I do not use stirrups. I am not sure. Current Results Monday, October 29, 2007 Permanent Comments (0) More information from your guide below Sponsored Links Sexual Health A guide to sexual health, the answers to your questions and more. Www.YourHealthPortal.com Does your belly & Fat Ugly? I have struggled for years to lose fat belly until I learned that 1 secrets Www.AbolishBellyFat.com Birth Control Center Answers to your questions about the contraceptive pill and more. Obgyn.health.ivillage.com More from Your Guide What is stress done to your health? Look around. One of ten people you see at work, at the store, and wherever you are in your life is more stressed at any given time. Scientists agree emphasize that the real causes chemical changes in the brain, and these changes may affect the status of your health. Discover the many ways that stress can affect your health! Sunday, October 14, 2007 Permanent Comments (1) Bone loss facts you need to know Even if you are not one of the ten million people in the United States over the age of 50 who currently have osteoporosis, you may be one of the more than 34 million who have osteopenia -- a disease of bone which significantly increases the risk of developing osteoporosis later. Osteoporosis is fairly well known in bone disease, bone mass or density is lost and bones become extremely fragile and breaks easily. Osteopenia is less experienced bone disease characterized by low bone density and bone weakness that has not progressed to the actual loss of bone density. East bone loss in your future? Sunday, October 14, 2007 Permanent Comments (2) New contraceptive choices male coming Would it not be great if men could play a greater role in the prevention of unwanted pregnancies? According to an article in Ms. magazine, recently 140 male contraceptive researchers met in Seattle. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss alternatives to the traditional male contraceptives -- condoms and vasectomy. The two-day meeting included researchers from around the world and was sponsored by the World Health Organization, the National Institutes of Health and the University of Washington. During the future of male contraception "encounter a number of practical methods of birth control for men were presented. Among them is a hormonal method of birth control has been shown that in the clinical trial at the University of Washington, to kill sperm in 90% of men. This method combines two hormones that are already available for the prescription -- a combination of gel testosterone and a progestin injection. Another method of contraception discussed at the meeting was a drug that interferes with the receptors of vitamin A in the testes, which has proven effective in mice. It is clear that more choices in contraceptives for men one day be a reality for a long time. Plus: Male birth control on the horizon The pregnancy rate for contraceptive methods Sunday, October 7, 2007 Permanent Comments (0) The hair loss in women Are you losing your hair? Is your hair thinning? According to a multitude of ads -- you can have longer, thicker hair in just two weeks! Advertisements for the treatment of baldness and hair loss in men are hard to miss. These ads could lead to believe that hair loss is usually a man. But the fact is that up to two-thirds of all women experience hair loss at some point.