WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2008: Re: ASCUS: ASCUS with no evidence of HPV

Re: ASCUS: ASCUS with no evidence of HPV

From: Miss G (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:03:58 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 13 Jun 2008, stayingcalm wrote: >
>Hi everyone, I am 23 and have been sexually active since I was 18. In
>that time period I have only had two partners (my first partner was also
>a virgin).
>I met my second partner almost a year ago and we were having sex
>frequently. I began to bleed after sex. Not a lot, but enough for me
>to be concerned (I am a bit of a hypochondriac). I went to my
>gynecologist and she did an exam. She also tested for STDs. Those
>tests came back negative. She said she didn't think it was anything to
>worry about. She said I have a blood vessel that runs along my cervix
>that may have been getting irritated because of all the sex. Or because
>I have been on birth control from age 16 to present, that makes the
>lining thinner and that could cause the bleeding. She also said
>sometimes precancerous cells on the cervix will cause bleeding but
>usually by the time they get to that point she can see them and she
>didn't see anyting during my exam. Either way, she said it wasn't
>anything to be concerned about. And ironically, it went away a few days
>after I saw her. And I haven't had any problems since. Now, skip ahead
>7 months. I went to a different gynecologist (because I had since moved
>out of the area) for my routine annual exam. I have still only had the
>two partners and have also gotten all three rounds of the Gardasil
>vaccine. My new doctor did the Pap and said everything looked fine. I
>felt fine and life was wonderful. THEN my Pap comes back with atypical
>squamous cells of undetermined significance. They checked for HPV and
>said there was no evidence of HPV. They went me to come back in 6
>months for another Pap. They said it's absolutely nothing to worry
>about and because I don't have HPV, it's probably just irritation and it
>will clear up on its own.
>My question is, what could be the other cause, if not HPV? I don't use
>tampons. My theory might be my period. I had finished my period the
>DAY BEFORE I went in for my pap. It was a Wednesday and I was still
>bleeding a little on Tuesday. I hadn't had sex in about a week due to
>my period, so I know it wasn't because of that. Could my period have
>given the ASCUS reading? What else could have caused it? Could it be
>something related to my bleeding a while back? Could there be something
>seriously wrong?
>THANKS!

Hi Staying Calm,

I have recently gone through something similar myself, I am 29. I have had the same ASCUS. My pap smears came back Ok, the cells were only found after my gyno did a biopsy. The results were pre cancerous cells and I have since had 2 minor day surgery procedures to have the cells removed.I was told there was no evidence of HPV initially however after my second surgery they found it. My advice is don't worry perhaps go and seek another opinion, ask them to do a colposcopy its a more detailed pap smear and see how the results come back. Just don't risk leaving it and chance it could develop onto something serious. Having been through it I will be happy to help you out. Take care.

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