Equipment used Examining table, with stirrups. Description of test For your own comfort, empty your bladder before the test. Lie on your back on an examining table with your feet raised and supported by stirrups. You may be more comfortable if you keep your shoes on. Your lower body is covered with a drape.
Slide buttocks to end of table.
Examiner inserts warm, moistened speculum into the vagina. Cells are placed directly on a glass slide and sprayed with a fixative. Smear is sent to the laboratory for analysis. If bleeding occurs from the scraping, it soon stops. Ask for a sanitary napkin.