What to know
It can be helpful to show some of the medical instruments used during cervical cancer screening.
Overview
During an AMIGAS session, it can be helpful to show some of the medical instruments used during cervical cancer screening. The speculum and the cytology brush are used during a cervical cancer screening. A doctor may also use a small tube instead of a cytology brush. You will want to check with your local clinic to see if they can provide or recommend what you should carry with you to show women what medical instruments are used.
How to use the medical instruments
Community health workers can use these instruments to show women what they look like and how they work. The body diagrams show what they look like.
- The speculum is the instrument that is put into the vagina and opened up so that the walls of the vagina and the cervix can be seen clearly.
- The cytology brush is used to take some cells from the cervix. A doctor may also use a small tube instead of a cytology brush.
The lesson plans suggest when you might show these instruments during the lesson. You could use them at other points in your sessions, too.
Where to get the medical instruments
Your program may be able to get speculums and cytology brushes from a local clinic or buy them from a medical supply store.