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The hormonal changes which come with menopause can affect many different conditions including fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity, irritable bowel syndrome and lupus. Aside from being responsible for contributing to these conditions, menopause can...

Pelvic pain causes a lot of discomfort and stress for women. But what are its causes? Is pain in the pelvis area a symptom of pregnancy or not? What different types of pelvic pain...

Frederick R. Jelovsek MD Approximately 2-5% of Pap smears will have an abnormal result. The usual abnormal result categories are: ASCUS - Atypical cells of uncertain significance low grade squamous intraepithelial neoplasia (LGSIL) or mild...

Frederick R. Jelovsek MD, MS "I have had my first abnormal pap smear. It showed "high grade epithelial lesions". The ob/gyn said that the LEEP is the next step, after my colposcopy results are revealed....

A papanicolaou test, commonly known as a pap smear, is a simple medical test where cells are scraped from the cervix to determine if any are cancerous. Sexually active women under the age of 21...

Frederick R. Jelovsek MD There is no overall medical agreement as to whether women need routine Pap smear screening after they have had a hysterectomy. Some task forces have recommended that no Pap smears are...

By Frederick R. Jelovsek, M.D How often is a PAP smear necessary? Different doctors and organizations have different answers. A 1996 conference as recently reported in: Braly, P.S., The NIH consensus conference on cervical cancer: Implications...