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Citología vaginal - Riesgos

Nombres alternativos

Prueba de Papanicolaou (frotis de Pap)

Cuáles son los riesgos:

No hay ningún riesgo implícito.

Consideraciones especiales:

Los siguientes fármacos pueden afectar las citologías vaginales:

Colchicina
Compuestos de los cigarrillos
Estrógenos
Podofilina
Progestágenos
Nitrato de plata

Anatomía reproductiva femenina

Frotis de Papanicolaou

Útero

Frotis de Papanicolaou

Fecha de revisión: 2/19/2008
Versión en inglés revisada por:Peter Chen, MD, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Smith RA, Cokkinides V, Eyre HJ. American Cancer Society guidelines for the early detection of cancer, 2006. CA Cancer J Clin, 2006;56:11-25.

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