PAP test and HPV analysis
ovo labo now offers the sampling service for cervical cytology and Human Papilloma Virus analyses, commonly referred to as PAP test and HPV respectively.
This service includes sampling and analysis. The results are transmitted to the healthcare professional who prescribed your analyzes within 10 working days for the PAP Test, and 5 working days for the HPV.

The advantages of performing your PAP test and HPV analyzes at clinique ovo

- Appointment booking on the website of clinique ovo
- Availabilities to get appointments quickly
- HPV analysis: result in 5 business days
- PAP test analysis: result in 10 business days
- Tests reimbursed by the majority of private insurance companies
- Medical prescription required

What is the Human Papillomavirus (HPV)?

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Canada and around the world.
The human papillomavirus (HPV) family includes several types of viruses, more than 40 of which are sexually transmitted. Among these are:
- HPVs with low cancer risk, some of which cause warts;
- High-risk HPVs, which can cause cervical cancer.
Most men and women who have an active sex life will have an HPV infection at some point in their lives. A person can be infected with more than one type of HPV in their lifetime. She may also be infected more than once with the same type of HPV.

What is the difference between the PAP test versus the test to detect HPV?

PAP Test - (sensitivity = 55.4%, specificity = 96.8%):
The PAP test, also called cervical cytology, can detect cancer of the cervix. This is the test that is commonly offered to all women aged 21 to 65 who have already had sexual intercourse.
It aims to detect cancer when it is at an early stage, in order to increase the chances of recovery. Screening also reveals the presence of abnormalities, called “precancerous lesions”.
The PAP test is an examination of a few minutes which consists of taking cells from the entrance to the cervix to check if they are normal.
Women between the ages of 21 and 65 should have a cytology every 2 to 3 years.

HPV (sensitivity = 94.6%, specificity = 94.1%):
The sample is identical to the one for the PAP test.
However, the test to detect HPV is more sensitive and detects more cases at risk than the PAP test!
Thus, the recommendations of the INESSS (National Institute of Excellence in Health and Social Services) have changed, and the HPV thus becomes THE test to perform in the first instance, instead of the PAP Test.
- This is now a test to perform from 25 to 65 years-old
- Each 5 years

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