{"id":1805,"date":"2024-01-24T17:54:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T17:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mariestopes.org.np\/services\/\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:09:25","slug":"pap-smear","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/mariestopes.org.np\/ne\/services\/cervical-cancer-screening-and-treatment\/pap-smear\/","title":{"rendered":"Pap Smear"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-header-image alignfull\"><div class=\"right-image-block\"><div class=\"container-wide\"><div class=\"input-container\"><h1 class=\"h2-size\">Pap Smear<br><\/h1><div class=\"description\"><h3>Pap test is one of the screening tests to diagnose pre-cancer or cancer of the cervix.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-image\"><div class=\"image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mariestopes.org.np\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2024\/01\/shutterstock_2309838365.jpg\" alt=\"Pap,Smear.,A,Pap,Smear,,Also,Known,As,A,Pap\" class=\"header-image\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"alignwide wp-block-msi-blocks-breadcrumbs\">\r\n\t<h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class='breadcrumb' href='https:\/\/mariestopes.org.np\/ne'>\u0918\u0930<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumbs_delimiter\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;<svg width=\"6\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 6 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M1 9L5 5L1 1\" stroke=\"#283573\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n&nbsp;<\/span>\t\t\t\t<a class='breadcrumb' href='\/ne\/services\/'>\u0938\u0947\u0935\u093e\u0939\u0930\u0942<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumbs_delimiter\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;<svg width=\"6\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 6 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M1 9L5 5L1 1\" stroke=\"#283573\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n&nbsp;<\/span>\t\t\t\t<a class='breadcrumb' href='\/ne\/services\/cervical-cancer-screening-and-treatment\/'>\u0917\u0930\u094d\u092d\u093e\u0936\u092f \u0917\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0935\u093e\u0915\u094b \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0938\u0930 \u091c\u093e\u0901\u091a \u0930 \u0909\u092a\u091a\u093e\u0930<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumbs_delimiter\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;<svg width=\"6\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 6 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M1 9L5 5L1 1\" stroke=\"#283573\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n&nbsp;<\/span>\t\t\t\t<span class='breadcrumb'>Pap Smear<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Information on Pap Smear<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a simple procedure that uses brushing of the cervix by a small soft brush to remove cervical secretion with cervical cells. 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