For most people, milk is the main source of riboflavin. Riboflavin is needed to promote the body's growth and repair. A one-ounce serving of cheese is equivalent to an equal amount of chicken, fish or other meat. Look for lactose-reduced dairy products and lactase enzyme droplets and caplets on your grocer's shelves. That's because the Pap smear is one of the most effective screening tests in medicine.
Yearly exams pick up preinvasive and invasive cervical cancers.
What's more, there are secondary benefits to getting an annual examination. About 10 percent of Pap tests don't come back normal. Women whose results are atypical have two options. They can take a more conservative route and repeat the Pap smear in six months or opt for a more aggressive approach and have a colposcopy, a procedure in which the doctor examines the cervix through a magnifying instrument and removes any suspicious looking tissue for microscopic examination. Dr. Dunton notes that certain Pap smear results will require a colposcopy.