Tests and exams for teenage girls

Adolescence is the time when girls face many changes as they not only mature physically but also sexually. To maintain good health, they should see their gynecologist, adolescent medicine doctor, an obstetrician. Teens who are sexually active need to have some tests such as a pelvic exam, a Pap test, and a test for sexually transmitted diseases. This helps in the early determination of conditions that can affect reproductive, gynecological, and sexual health.

The Schiller test is performed where the iodine solution is used to cover the cervix. In colposcopy, the colposcope is used to check the cervix and vagina. The cancer is controlled by a biopsy. In this, a small amount of cervical tissue is removed and a pathologist examines the tissue for abnormal cells.

The most important test is the Pap test or a Pap test. Cells from the mouth of the uterus or cervix are collected to look for cancer, abnormal cells, infection, or inflammation. Detection of abnormalities shows signs of cancer. Therefore, it is recommended that all women have a regular Pap test to detect invasive cancers in the early stages. And if invasive cancer is found, it can be successfully treated in the early stages. In addition to detecting invasive cancer, other changes, such as cancer cells or dysplasia and inflammation, of the vagina and cervix can also be determined. Inflammation can be caused by pregnancy, abortion, miscarriage, hormones, trichomoniasis infections, viruses, bacteria, yeast infections, and other medications.

A repeat Pap test will be suggested by the gynecologist. When a girl becomes sexually active, she willµ need to have a cervical cancer test after three years of becoming active because it usually takes many years for cancer or significant abnormality to develop. Usually, there are some changes in the cells of the cervix and transient human papillomavirus infections or HPV infections that are very common. Therefore, a Pap test for cervical cancer is recommended every three years. But women under the age of thirty are at higher risk for higher-risk HPV infections. It would be more feasible if everyone followed their doctor's advice about when they can start screening, how often they need to be tested, and when they can stop testing.

In a Pap test, if abnormal cells are found, more tests are usually recommended to detect abnormalities that will require treatment. The abnormal Pap test will be handled differently for teens compared to adults. Generally, low-grade cervical injuries will not require any treatment and will go away on their own. That is why the Pap test is repeated after an interval of six to twelve months, after the original Pap test that identifies abnormalities. But this repetition will vary from one individual to another depending on their health status and the type of abnormalities found.

A replacement for the Pap test is the thin prep test. It involves a new technique to analyze cells of the cervix for abnormalities. But the cost of getting a thin prep test is twice the cost of having a Pap test. The advantage of having a thin prep test done is that it requires fewer repeats and detects lesions in the early stages. The cervical cells, instead of being smeared on a slide, are placed in a vial of liquid. After filtration of the fluid, the cells of the cervix are examined by placing them on the slide.