 [ Symptoms ] can i mix moisterizing lotion and topical medications  i have eczema on my hands and i use moisturizing lotion and mometasone furoate creama steroid i was perscribed to daily can i just mix them and apply them at the same time for convenience or is there some reason you are supposed to do them separately  also after i get out of the shower my hands are super dry if i can not put them on together what should i put on first the steroid or the moisturizing lotion [ Disease ] the suggested use of pap smears as a screening test has been slowly undergoing a transformation many of you may remember the practice of everyone getting a yearly pap smear over time it became apparent at least in developed countries that the incidence of cervical cancer was declining the majority of cervical cancer was found in women who had not had a pap smear in five or more years many other developed nations such as canada had moved to less frequent paps as long as the woman had no symptoms or risk factors suggesting cervical cancer the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists acog has finally moved into line with other countries and other published guidelines