WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2001: Re: Abnormal Paps/Future Pregnancy

Re: Abnormal Paps/Future Pregnancy

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 12 Dec 2001 17:34:37 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 12 Dec 2001, A wrote: >
>Hi,
>
>I am wondering if abnormal paps (which so far are nothing other than
>abnormal cells, a colposcopy is scheduled for next week) can cause
>future issues with getting pregnant and carrying full term. I have the
>HPV virus (never tested, but I did have condyloma removed externally ten
>years ago). I have only had one other abnormal pap approximately 5
>years ago, but a retest came back normal. I had recurrent bacterial
>infections which began about a year and a half ago, though I haven't had
>one in about six months. I do not take birth control (use condoms)
>because it seems to mess up my blood sugar (hypoglycemic), nor do I
>smoke, and I have had one abortion 7 years ago. My most recent abnormal
>pap was the last one, and the nurse said there are abnormally shaped
>(atypical) cells, on a scale of 1 (normal) to ten (cancer), I was a 2. I
>do not know what the colposcopy will find. My concern really is a) will
>all this mean I will eventually end up with some sort of cervical
>cancer, and b) will this sort of thing cause problems with getting
>pregnant, carrying the baby, and birth defects (does HPV harm the
>infant, will the infant carry it too?).
>
>Thanks for any input/advice!

First, deal with the abnormal pap smear. With the mild abnormalities that you describe, treatment of this should not cause any problems with your future fertility or ability to carry a pregnancy. As long as it is addressed, it will not affect a fetus... Lynn

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

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