I have precancerous cells in my cervix, what's next after the colposcopy?
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Cervical cryosurgery or cryotherapy is a gynecological treatment that freezes a section of the cervix. Cryosurgery of the cervix is most often done to destroy abnormal cervical cells that show changes that may lead to cancer. These changes are called precancerous cells. Your gynecologist will probably use the term cervical dysplasia. \nCryosurgery is done only after a colposcopy confirms the presence of abnormal cervical cells. Cyrotherapy is also used for the treatment of cervicitis or inflammation of the cervix. Cryosurgery is not a treatment for cervical cancer.
844827
Simple...If your concerned have a smear test and if your sexual active then defferantly have one.\n\nmy doctor told me and this is my oncoligist, semin and cancer cells thrive together and usaly makes the cancer cells hatch.....and thats why  women who are more sexual active prone to overian,vaginal,bladder,cervixal cncer.\nlucky for me mine wasnt any of the above but lymphnode...just as nasty\n\nso please dont leave it if your worried..a simple test and a few minutes could save your life.
249032
human papilloma virus\n\nThere are two different kinds, one causes genital warts like herpes, the other is the major cause of cervical cancer.  Pester your doctor into telling you which kind you have.  Make her do a test of the cells on the inside of your cervix, it's like an advanced pap smear; I think it was called colposcopy when I had it done.    Keep in mind before you get all panicky that OVER 85% of females who have had any sort of sexual contact at all are carrying this virus.  You can carry the virus and have nothing ever happen from it.  You are not alone.  Go do a google search and you will see what I mean.
845537
If you have a complete hysterectomy then you no longer have a cervix.  So no you don't need a pap smear but you should still go in for an annual exam and possibly other test.
1159616
I had a pap to come back with ASCUS (atypical squamous of undetermined significance). I was HPV negative. What was you, positive or negative? That makes a big difference. They repeated my pap at 6 months, it was normal and then I was put back at yearly. They have been negative since. My doctor said I probably had a little inflammation from my birth control or a yeast infection. Best of luck. What have your previous biopsies showed?
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Please ask your care provider to elaborate for you - it is his or her duty to hep you understand!  \n\nMild dysplasia n a PAP indicates changes in the cellular appearance under a microscope.  Dependng on your historical data on PAP's this may be followed with more frequent PAP's or evaluated further right away.  \n\nDysplasia can be seen if the PAP was done after a perood of increaed sexual activity, in people with HPV exposure, or as a precursor to atypia or cancerous phenomena.  \n\nGet the info from your health care provider so it will be specific to you!
906808
Poor you...I know I had to be tested regulalry and mine cleared up. If it doesnt you do need laser surgery to prevent it becoming cancerous. the cure rate is good because cancer hasnt occurred from it yet...if its still just HPV or dysplasia.\n\nGood luck with the healing and take your meds regulalry to dull any pain. Talk to your Dr if you are still worried but you really shouldnt be..because you are being treated and not left with the condition. Its a common condition...so dont feel you are alone.
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YES IT CAN!  I have HPV and due to the HPV I have already had to have precancerous cells removed.  I suggest going to webmd and giving it a good read.  I learned a lot about HPV.  There are certain strands of it (yes there are MANY different kinds) that are known for causing cervical and uterine cancer.
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Um you might want to at least go to the doctor to get some pills or something. if your wondering whether you should get a pap smear, your first pap test should be 2 years after you have sex for the first time
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The Papanicolaou Smear [aka Pap Test, Pap Smear] is performed as part of a routine pelvic exam. The Test is used detect precancerous cells, inflammation, infection and abnormalities of the cervix – including cervical cancer. Approximately 20,000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed annually and account for an estimated 7,600 deaths each year. The Pap Test can detect the earliest signs of this cancer, and is the best way to ensure early intervention and treatment. \n\nThe gynecologist will introduce a speculum into the vagina. A speculum is a small instrument used to open the walls of the vaginal canal, affording visualization of the interior. A sampling of cells is then taken from the cervical canal by scraping the outside of the cervix with a device remarkably resembling a spatula, followed by the insertion of a small brush (the cervix brush or “Papette," which looks not unlike, of all things, a pipe cleaner). Once the cell samples are taken, they are fixed to a slide or placed in a bottle containing preservative and sent off to a lab. \n\nThe entire procedure can range between 10-20 minutes and can be mildly, albeit temporarily, painful. \n\nDo not schedule your Pap during menstruation. The optimum time to undergo the Test is approximately 10-20 days *after* the *first day* of your *last* period. Avoid intercourse, baths, douching and use of vaginal creams, suppositories, foams, medications, deodorant sprays or powders for 24 hours prior to the Test in order to avoid inaccurate results. \n\nIf your results are normal – “negative” – nothing further is needed. If abnormal results are reported – “positive” – further investigation will be performed. In the case of infections, appropriate treatment will be prescribed. In the case of cell changes, a colposcopy may be performed, in which a special microscope is used to examine the cervix very closely. A biopsy will also likely be taken and further tested for abnormalities. \n\nPaps are highly effective, but there is a slight chance of “false positive” or “false negative” results. In such cases, you and your physician will decide on the correct course of further testing and/or treatments.\n\nUnder the updated, new guidelines, women should begin having regular paps after first intercourse or age 21, whichever comes first. \n\nGood luck.
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I had a leep on Sept 14. After the procedure, I had the black paste stuff come out of me, the bleeding for about two and a half weeks. I even had a couple of blood clots one of those days. I also had the pieces of tissue that look came from my cervix come out and I ask my OB/GYN was it normal he said it was and that it should subside. At my checkup which was two weeks after the actual procedure, they checked my cervix and he told me they got all of the abnormal cells out. I was so happy I cried that whole day, but I knew God had me. Now it has been a month and a couple of weeks since the procedure and I am doing great. No pain or anything. Hope this helps.
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There is no overall medical agreement as to whether women need routine Pap smear screening after they have had a hysterectomy. Some task forces have recommended that no Pap smears are needed while others have recommended every 3-5 years or at physician discretion\n\nHow can a women have an abnormal Pap smear after hysterectomy? \nThe changes in epithelium that take place on the cervix to produce abnormal Pap smears can also take place at the end of the vagina. A woman can develop vaginal dysplasia especially if she has previously been known to have cervical dysplasia. Therefore a woman whose hysterectomy was for either cervical cancer or cervical dysplasia should continue to have regular, yearly Pap smears even after hysterectomy. \n\nIn summary, if you have never had an abnormal Pap smear and you have had a hysterectomy, it is reasonable to have a Pap smear every 5 years and some authorities would say you do not need to have them at all. If you had a very minor Pap abnormality that just had to be followed but not treated with freezing, laser, cautery. LEEP or cone cervical biopsy, then having a Pap about every 3 years after a hysterectomy would be a safe approach. If you have had treatment for an abnormal Pap or the hysterectomy was performed for abnormal Paps, then it would be safest to continue to have a Pap smear annually because the HPV virus is probably still present in the vaginal cells.
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No there isn't.  Cervical dysplasia can be something that just happens, but is usually from a sexually transmitted disease called Human Papilloma Virus.  There are many different types of the virus and certain ones are at much higher risk for causing cervical cancer.  As long as you get regular pap smears, these cellular changes can usually be treated before actual cancer occurs.
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I had pre-cancer and cryosurgery.  Then i had kids.  So at least at one level the answer is yes.  But i don't know what kind of surgery you had to cure your cervical cancer.
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I don't think so.  They usually order a colposcopy after you have an abnormal PAP test.  And the abnormal PAP is often due to HPV.  There's an HPV test that you should have if you suspect HPV.\n\nWhat is a colposcopy? What are the benefits of colposcopy?\nColposcopy is a procedure that uses a special microscope (called a colposcope) to look into the vagina and to look very closely at the cervix (the opening to the uterus, or womb). \n\nThe colposcope magnifies, or enlarges, the image of the outer portion of the cervix. It is somewhat like looking through a pair of binoculars. This allows the health care provider to see the outer portion of the cervix better. Sometimes a small sample of tissue (called a biopsy) is taken for further study. The tissue samples help the health care provider to figure out how to treat any problems found. And, if cancer of the cervix is found early, or a precancerous change of cells is found, it can be treated and almost always can be cured. Also, for precancers and early cancers of the cervix, sometimes removal of part of the cervix may be the only treatment needed.
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My smear test results were also unclear so I had to have one done also. Having a colpo exam is not bad. I am going to suggest you take a motrin before you go just incase you get some cramping. They use a duck bill just like in a pap, spread the liquid around your cervix and look at it with a microscope/blacklight to see any abnormal cells. My doctor had a machine that took pictures so that I could see what was going on too. They found some abnormal cells and took a biopsy. This is where you will feel some cramping probably. It feels like a pinch or a cramp. Nothing untolerable. (But the motrin helps!) After that they took a look inside the cervix, this part was the most uncomfortable. Not really painful, but not pleasant. After that it was over and we looked at the pictures and doctor explained to me what everything was. Just remember the motrin, my friend had to have a colpo also and she didn't take motrin and said hers was much more painful than mine sounded.
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Nothing to worry about, but you MUST see a doctor. It's propably a vaginal infection or a cervical infection (especially if you are sexually active; do you use a condom?). This is very common in women of all ages and an appropriate treatment should be very succesful. \n\nYou should also consider regular (yearly? every two years?) Pap smears. If you have been exposed to HPV (a common, sexually transmitted virus) you are at risk for cervical lesions that need to be promptly investigated.