Qualitative study whose objective was to argue and to describe the feelings and the expectations lived deeply for 28 women about oncotic citology in a unit of the Family Health Program in Parnaíba-PI, through an interview with script of opened questions. The results were presented in categories and evidenced that the majority of the women do not carry through the examination, even so they all affirm the importance of this, mainly for detention of illnesses. It was observed despite during the procedure, the feelings most recurrent between the women were: shyness, unreliability, fear, shame and pain. Related to the expectations, they wish a better attendance of the professionals, and a result that does not present alterations, in special the cancer.
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