Yes, you can have a Pap smear exam on your period. However, heavy bleeding may make it harder to detect abnormal cervical ...

This helps your doctor know if you have PV and how advanced it might be. The blood smear is a quick test. Your doctor may draw blood from your arm or by pricking your finger. You usually get the ...

A doctor can diagnose anisopoikilocytosis using a peripheral blood smear. For this test, a small drop of your blood is placed on a glass microscope slide and treated with a stain. The shape and ...

The Smear Test A Smear test can be done at your GP's ... or they were collected from the wrong place. •Smear was blood stained. •The smear was 'air-dried' - which means there was a delay ...

Around four years ago, now 77-year-old John Gormly went for what was supposed to be a routine blood test. But the results were life-changing. The test suggested Gormly had colon cancer ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 85 and healthy apart from polycythemia vera, for which I take aspirin. I was interested in the new blood ...

A blood glucose test measures how much sugar you have in your blood. You may have a blood glucose test in a doctor’s office, laboratory, or with a fingerstick meter at home. When you eat ...

Dr. Al-Heeti is the brother of CNET video producer Abrar Al-Heeti. While no one loves to get their blood drawn, these tests can reveal much about our health, providing information on everything ...