Dr. Steven R. Goldstein MD is a top gynecologist in Manhattan regarded as one of the nation’s top doctors in gynecology. The pap smear is one of the single biggest success stories of modern medicine (barely behind the discovery of polio vaccine). The number of cases of invasive cervical cancer in this country has fallen dramatically over the last 60 years mainly because of the pap smear. Currently, 50% of new cases of cervical cancer today are in women who have never had a pap smear and another 10% in women whose pap smear is abnormal, but have never bothered to follow-up! In my 25 years of practice I have had two cases of invasive cervical cancer and both of those women walked into my office with the disease already. No one who has been under my care has developed invasive cancer. For instance if a woman, done with her childbearing, were to have a total hysterectomy for a very advanced pre-cancerous lesion of her cervix, I would feel that I had failed her miserably. My goal is to prevent the development of lesions that cannot be easily taken care of for instance here in an office setting with something as simple as an outpatient laser treatment. Thus this simple test, the pap smear, should be performed annually as part of your gynecological exam to detect any lesions and allow for their treatment. Dr. Goldstein is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York University School of Medicine and is the Director of Gynecologic Ultrasound, NYU Langone Medical Center. He is a top gynecologist in Manhattan. You may visit his website at www.goldsteinmd.com for more information.
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