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Can another doctor please answer this more clearly?Re: abnormal pap/normal biopsy

From: amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Dec 2000 23:11:49 -0600 (CST)


At Thu, 28 Dec 2000, amanda wrote: >
>Hi there, I had a slightly abnormal pap for the first time after the
>birth of my first child 16 mos ago. A colp/biopsy was done, the biopsy
>showed nothing, negative. I had a repeat pap 4 mos afterwards with the
>same abnormal results, no dysplasia. After another colp/biopsy that was
>negative again, I had to switch doctors. I had a pap done with my new
>doctor, which showed slightly abnormal, favoring mild dysplasia, CIN1.
>It was suggested to me to have a cone biopsy done, but then I became
>pregnant again, so I couldn't go through with it. My doctor also said
>that the lab that interpretted my pap did not have my prior paps to
>compare them to, therefore might have assessed it worse than it really
>was, since there was no dysplasia just 1 month before from my old
>doctor. I have had one more colp done while i was pregnant, no need for
>a biopsy, she said it still looked the same. What is your take on this?
>Does it sound like I have cancer hiding somewhere? Could this be from
>giving birth? Could I not have dysplasia due to the lab not comparing my
>pap to previous ones? Please help put my mind at ease! Thank you.....





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