Ontario Naturopaths' Pap Spa'ing and Vaginal Steaming via Marie-Claude Gregoire

here, something apparently unique to Ontario NDs:

001. at toronto.citynews.ca, Marie-Claude Gregoire of the Canadian Press writes in “Ontario Naturopaths Offer Pampered Pap Tests, But Diagnostic Process Raises Concern” (2019-02-20) :

“naturopathic clinics in Ontario [are] offering Pap smears [...] the concept of the 'Pap spa' seems to be mostly developed in Ontario [...] their pampered approach to the medical procedure helps put patients at ease [...including] soothing music [...] meditating and relaxing, as they would at a spa [...]  a warm cup of tea, and possibly a hand massage or a vaginal steam[...]";

so, unique to Ontario is this boutique stuff.  Yet, it seems burdensome and wasteful per: 

"some cancer-care specialists say the service is unnecessary and could result in diagnostic delays. 'Is a Pap test really that awful? [...] asks Dr. Joan Murphy, who leads the cervical screening program at Cancer Care Ontario [...] 'it’s extra, I would suggest it’s excess. Vaginal steam? [...I'm not] aware that there is any evidence of benefit' [...] the issue of follow-up, especially if a test comes back as abnormal, is another concern  [....] although performing Pap tests is within the scope of practice of naturopaths [...they] can’t provide the follow-up diagnostic and treatment care. 'This discontinuity does not work in women’s best interest,' says Murphy [...] finding, waiting for and going to an appointment with a family doctor can add a step, and potential delays, into the diagnostic process [...]";

hear, hear.

"[and the article mentions] Colleen McQuarrie, naturopathic doctor and chair of the board of governors of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine [...]";

so let's go there.

002. CCNM:

in brief, since this is naturopathy and naturopathy is illogical, there's the CCNM licensure page that states that within naturopathy is homeopathy and that homeopathy is a clinical science when it isn't.

003. ND McQuarrie's practice:

003.a. at Ottawa Integrative Health Centre, there's her bio.;

003.b. and that practice has the page "Naturopathic Medicine in Ottawa" which states:

homeopathy, of course, six times falsely stated as "extremely effective";

the falsely stated completely false.

and TCM, of course, wherein we're told about the fantastical "a blockage in the flow of your qi (chee) or vital energy";

which doesn't exist.