WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2000: Re: Abnormal Pap Smear

Re: Abnormal Pap Smear

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 1 Nov 2000 17:21:17 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 1 Nov 2000, Sam wrote: >
>Three months ago I had an abnormal pap smear. It indicated inflamation.
>I went back today for a re-test. The cervix was visibly red and
>inflamed in the center. The pap was extremely painful. The nurse
>practioner perscribed a vaginal cream and said we would have to see what
>the results of the pap are. She called the condition Cervixitis and
>also Cervical Inflamation. I am trying to find out information on this.
>Are these terms the same as Cervical Dysplsia?

Sam, Cervicitis or cervical inflammation are terms used to describe a non-specific reddened, fragile cervical opening. It is not the same as cervical dysplasia. The cervicitis can be "just there" or caused by a variety of things-most not bad. The course of action when this is present is to either wait a few months a repeat or treat with a vaginal cream and repeat... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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