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Abnormal Pap Smear and Pregnancy
Asked by A.G. from Reading
on February 16, 2007
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Today I took a home pregnancy test and it came out positive. I was very excited, until I called my OB. The pap smear I had done in Janueary came back "slightly abnor...
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- Congrats on the baby! But don't worry about the pap I had one with my first daughter. They did a biopsy of it in my 2nd trimester and everything was fine and nothing h...
- Don't get too worried just yet. I had an abnormal pap when I was pregnant & they did the colposcopy scope & didn't see enough abnormal cells to want to do a biopsy. No...
- I had an abnormal pap that in hind sight (have to love when a dr. uses that after a biopsy) was due to yeast. Why not ask to have the pap repeated? If it is still ab...
Abnormal Pam Smear
Asked by K.B. from Sacramento
on February 11, 2007
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I went for my yearly pap smear exam and results came back abnormal. Then the Doctor did a Colposcopy and said she saw high abnormal cells and i would have to have a le...
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- I had the same situation,but they checked me every six months for two years. What reason did they give you for not getting pregnant sooner? I might seek a second opi...
- I went through the same thing as you. In fact, having my son saved my life, because had it not been for the check-up and pregnancy test at the doctors office, I wouldn...
- I've had abnormal pap smears for the last three years. I also found out that I have HPV, like many women do. Abnormal paps are not the end of the world. If the doctor ...
Worried..abnormal Pap
Asked by B.B. from Columbus
on March 16, 2011
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I got a call from my OB today saying that my pap came back abnormal. I'm scheduled for a Colposcopy and Cervical Biopsy on the 13th of April. I'm really worried. I've ...
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- When my daughter was a teen, 15 years ago, she had abnormal paps and after a biopsy was told she had precancerous cells. The first few paps continued to be abnormal b...
- Is this the first abnormal pap you've had? Did your doctor do a second pap to check for HPV? Ask the doctor if you've been tested for HPV. I actually think you...
- From the date that your doctor scheduled your colpo, I wouldn't be real concerned about it being too serious. Sometimes, reactive cells can look concerning to a patho...
Abnormal Pap Test
Asked by V.D. from Toledo
on December 11, 2007
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Hello. I just got a call from my OBGYN and was informed that my most recent pap test came back abnormal. They sent it out for HPV testing and that came back negative. ...
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- I had a abnormal pap when i was about 22. So i had to see my doctor every 3-4 months within in a year to make sure everything was okay. I'm surprised your dr. didn't w...
- I really wouldn't worry too much. it's when your pap come by high risk that you'd need to worry or if you had HPV again. HPV usually starts off as genital warts and gr...
- I have had HPV too - and from what i understand, you always have it - it just is more active at times - and, yes - it can possibly lead to cervical cancer and other th...
Pap Smear - Oggyn or Primary Care Doc?
Asked by K.S. from San Francisco
on August 16, 2010
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Hi Ladies,
I moved to the US about 2 years ago, and I am due for a pap smear. Do the primary care doc's do that, or do I have to go to an OBGYN? Back home I just had ...
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- It depends on the doctor. Some may choose not to have GYN services as part of their practice because of the liability. A lot of Family Practitioners who used to have...
- Obgyn, they do it multiple times a day and are more familiar with what they are looking for since that is their specialty.
- Both can do the checkup. I was seeing my primary care doc for my annuals, but I started experiencing pain and other strange symptoms. That's when I went to an OBGYN. ...
Have You Ever Had a Pap Smear Test That Was Abnormal? HPV or Cervical Cancer
Asked by K.P. from Chicago
on March 23, 2010
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My friends daughter who is a teenager had a paps smear done. Well they went back to the dr and the dr now wants to look with a microscope. The dr told the daughter it ...
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- I am a cytotechnologist who's job it is to read your pap smears. I highly doubt a teenager has cervical cancer - though I'm sure there are rare cases. What was the pap...
- I've had abnormal paps for years. 99% of the time they treat me for a yeast infection or the like and redo the pap and it comes back within normal ranges. The pap I ...
- I had an abnormal pap about 10 yrs ago. The doctor told me it could be cervical cancer and I had to come back every 3 months to do a repeat of the pap smear. I also ha...
Abnormal Pap Test--HSV
Asked by T.C. from Scranton
on February 17, 2007
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A friend of mine had a pap test come back she was exposed to hsv, then blood work came back she was never exposed. She had to be retested. Any advice on how to help he...
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- I've had an abnormal pap before and the second one turned up nothing. Sometimes it just happens and it's really nothing to worry about. The tests aren't full-proof a...
- The best thing I can say is tell her to remain positive. I have been there and after my retest everything was good, I was upset over nothing. Tell her to hang in there...
- Hello, Don't be afraid or worried about the procedure in the office. I also had to have a biopsy done in the office and I was so scared, because I did not know what t...
Pap When Pregnant?
Asked by R.S. from Chicago
on February 27, 2011
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Just wondering...my last annual pap was a year ago, so I am due for one. But, I am now 4.5 months pregnant...do they do paps on pregnant women? Should I be requesting ...
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- You should have had one at your first ob appointment Call and ask if they did. I had so much going that day, that I literally forgot and had to call in ask because...
- My guess would be no. I have never heard of that being done while pregnant. Since you will be at the doctor you can just ask about it.
- They can do one now. If at the time of delivery it has been more than a year...they will want one first...along with a chlamydia screening...it is law.
LEEP Vs 2Nd Pap
Asked by A.L. from Orlando
on December 4, 2006
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Brief over view - I had a pap that was abnormal during the time I was pregnant - had a colposcopy done showing severe displasia but then I had a blighted ovum and had ...
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- Well I had the same procedure done coloscopy. I became suspicious of the same thing and I had a series of pap smears done. My suggestion to you would be to make sure...
- Get another pap. I was abnormal while pregnant too and now every things fine!
- Hi! I had several abnormal paps (before and after pregnancy) and had a LEEP in May. I did it because the peace of mind it brought was worth it. It was outpatient- do...
Scared of Pap Results
Asked by A.C. from Buffalo
on November 2, 2006
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I got a phone call today from my dr telling me that my pap test was not normal. The nurse said the cells were abnormal, that he wanted me to come in for a coloscopy an...
