{"id":334130,"date":"2017-07-25T18:31:15","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T10:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/pap-smear-334130.html"},"modified":"2019-05-03T04:26:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T20:26:47","slug":"pap-smear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/health-hk\/healthy-practices-hk\/wellbeing-tips-hk\/pap-smear-334130.html","title":{"rendered":"5 Things you should know before getting a pap smear"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>You\u2019ve probably heard about them from your family and friends: Pap smears. Besides\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/medical-news\/10-british-women-undergo-uterus-transplants-first-clinical-trial-133166.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a trip to the gynecologist<\/a>, undergoing a Papanicolaou (often shortened to simply \"Pap\") test is highly encouraged as it scans your cervical cells for signs of abnormality. But what exactly is it? Essentially, your doctor will insert a device into your vagina (to ensure the walls don't close) before collecting some cervical cells with a tool. As cervical cancer is a curable disease, it is better to know of it sooner rather than later. But, if frequenting a gynecologist isn\u2019t routine for you, scroll back up to check out everything you need to know. Our guide includes 5 things you should probably know before getting screened, to adequately prepare you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/beauty\/beauty-sos\/beauty-tips-and-tricks\/5-147758.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">for your appointment<\/a>. <\/p> <p>And if you're <strong>between the ages of 25 and 69 years old<\/strong>, the Singapore Cancer Society has partnered up with General Practitioners around the island. <strong>You can get a pap smear screening done for free, up till 31 August. For more information, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/SCSWGCAM2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <p><em>Lee Hui Bing<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Photos: Getty Images<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>Read More:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/wellbeing-tips\/good-habits-maintain-healthy-heart-256990.html\">Keep Pumping: 10 Good habits to help you maintain a healthy heart<\/a><\/p> <p><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/coaching-lifelove\/relationship-advice\/14-secrets-happy-couples-255534.html\">Healthy Romance: The 14 best-kept secrets of happy couples<\/a><\/p> <p><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/wellbeing-tips\/7-ways-stay-healthy-sit-desk-247051.html\">Desk Problems: 7 Ways to stay healthy when you have to sit all day<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apprehensive about going for a pap smear? 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