{"id":17661,"date":"2025-07-08T11:14:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/services\/womens-health-services\/pap-smear\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T15:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T15:30:23","slug":"pap-smear","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/services\/ob-gyn\/pap-smear\/","title":{"rendered":"Teste de Papanicolau"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 maincopy blogCore\">\n<h2>Southcoast Health: Oferecendo Papanicolau em MA e RI<\/h2>\n<p>O exame de Papanicolau \u00e9 um teste de rastreio para <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/cancer-care\/cervical-cancer\/\">cancro do colo do \u00fatero<\/a>. Envolve a recolha de uma amostra de c\u00e9lulas cervicais durante um exame p\u00e9lvico. O seu m\u00e9dico insere uma zaragatoa atrav\u00e9s da vagina at\u00e9 chegar ao colo do \u00fatero, ou abertura do \u00fatero. A amostra \u00e9 enviada para um laborat\u00f3rio para ser analisada.<\/p>\n<p>Southcoast Health oferece uma grande variedade de servi\u00e7os especializados <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/womens-health\/\">servi\u00e7os de sa\u00fade para mulheres<\/a>incluindo Papanicolau, em North Dartmouth, MA e arredores. <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/doctors\/?specialties=obstetrics-gynecology&amp;search=\">Encontrar um ginecologista obstetra<\/a> perto de si ou <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/contact-us\/\">contactar Southcoast Health<\/a> para marcar o seu exame anual e o exame de Papanicolau.<\/p>\n<h2>Raz\u00f5es para fazer um exame de Papanicolau<\/h2>\n<p>A principal raz\u00e3o para fazer um exame de Papanicolau \u00e9 o rastreio do cancro do colo do \u00fatero e das c\u00e9lulas pr\u00e9-cancerosas do colo do \u00fatero. A t\u00e9cnica do Papanicolau identifica estas e outras altera\u00e7\u00f5es an\u00f3malas nas c\u00e9lulas cervicais. A infe\u00e7\u00e3o pelo papilomav\u00edrus humano (HPV) causa quase todos os casos de cancro do colo do \u00fatero. O seu ginecologista ou m\u00e9dico de cuidados prim\u00e1rios deve efetuar um exame de Papanicolau como parte do seu <a href=\"http:\/\/live-southcoast-health.pantheonsite.io\/services\/womens-health\/gynecology\/\">exame ginecol\u00f3gico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A frequ\u00eancia dos testes depende da sua idade:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As mulheres entre os 21 e os 29 anos de idade devem efetuar um exame de Papanicolau de tr\u00eas em tr\u00eas anos.<\/li>\n<li>As mulheres com idades compreendidas entre os 30 e os 65 anos devem efetuar um exame Papanicolau e um teste HPV de cinco em cinco anos. Um exame de Papanicolau isolado de tr\u00eas em tr\u00eas anos \u00e9 uma alternativa.<\/li>\n<li>As mulheres com mais de 65 anos de idade podem suspender os testes de Papanicolau, dependendo do seu historial m\u00e9dico.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Algumas mulheres podem necessitar de exames mais frequentes, dependendo do seu risco de cancro do colo do \u00fatero.<\/p>\n<h2>Como se preparar para um exame de Papanicolau<\/h2>\n<p>Pode preparar-se para um exame de Papanicolau evitando coisas que podem causar um resultado incorreto. Durante os dois dias que antecedem o exame de Papanicolaou, n\u00e3o fa\u00e7a<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Douche<\/li>\n<li>Ter rela\u00e7\u00f5es sexuais<\/li>\n<li>Utilizar tamp\u00f5es ou medicamentos vaginais, cremes, sprays ou desodorizantes<\/li>\n<li>Tamb\u00e9m n\u00e3o deve fazer o exame de Papanicolau durante ou muito pr\u00f3ximo do per\u00edodo menstrual, pois pode provocar resultados falsos. A melhor altura para fazer um exame Papanicolau \u00e9 10 a 20 dias ap\u00f3s o in\u00edcio do per\u00edodo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recupera\u00e7\u00e3o e o que esperar<\/h2>\n<p>O exame de Papanicolau n\u00e3o \u00e9 doloroso. Poder\u00e1 sentir um ligeiro desconforto quando a zaragatoa ro\u00e7a a superf\u00edcie do colo do \u00fatero para recolher c\u00e9lulas. Poder\u00e1 tamb\u00e9m ter algumas manchas depois do exame. Pode voltar \u00e0s suas actividades normais depois do exame Papanicolau.<\/p>\n<p>Ficar\u00e1 a saber os resultados do seu exame Papanicolau dentro de uma a tr\u00eas semanas. Se obtiver um resultado anormal, pode ser necess\u00e1rio repetir o exame ou efetuar outros exames de seguimento, como o teste HPV.<\/p>\n<p><em>Southcoast Health fornece exames de sa\u00fade para mulheres, incluindo o Papanicolau, no sudeste de Massachusetts e Rhode Island.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southcoast Health: Oferecendo Papanicolau em MA &amp; RI O Papanicolau \u00e9 um teste de rastreio do cancro do colo do \u00fatero. 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