WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2001: Re: Abnormal Paps and dark bleeding

Re: Abnormal Paps and dark bleeding

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 21 Aug 2001 15:45:23 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Robin wrote: >
>Hello,
>My last two pap smears came back abnormal as well. I was normal until
>now. I got two
>ASCUS in a row. Thing is, I didn't appreciate the way my doctor treated
>this (he wouldn't talk to
>wouldnt explain why), so I cancelled my colpo and I'm going to a
>different gyn (recommended by my mom) in two months for a
>consultation/pap, perhaps colpo. I did
>some research on abnormal paps and HPV, and according to what I found
>to me that all of a sudden young women like us are being treated,
>diagnosed and examined a LOT. I had six normal paps in a row, six years
>of normalcy. And peace. And now this.
>But, it's comforting to know someone out there is in the same
>predicament.
>I'd love to hear your thoughts on your situation. I dont know about
>you, but it would be nice to communicate with someone with the same
>situation.
>~Robin

Abnormal pap smears are on the rise, and have been for years, but deaths from cervical cancers are extremely rare these days. 50 years ago, when the pap smear was invented, it was the number one cancer killer of women, and the pap has almost eradicated it. The ThinPrep pap is just a pap with a better specimen, and it actually reduces the number of ASCUS and inadequate pap smears. I am sorry that you got one, but it is better than having a problem that you are not aware of.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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