Re: CERVICALBIOPSY: cervical biopsy gone bad
From: Samir F Abdel Aziz, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:19:12 -0500 (CDT)
Message posted on Samir F Abdel Aziz, MD behalf by: Hope Waltman,
Fibroids and Women’s Health Forum Moderator
No i do not think it could damage the cervix and hopefully the results
come back reassuring. It is known that biopsy itself can cure atypical
cells, probably by increasing local immunity in the cervix.
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At Wed, 11 Mar 2009, Lindsay wrote:
>
>Two weeks ago i got an email from my doctor saying i had " atypical
>squamous cells" on my cervix and i should come in for a biopsy. I have
>had a biopsy before so i scheduled right away. The doctor was very nice
>but made a mistake. When she took a sample from my cervix , she had
>done it with a large pair of, lets just call them clippers, instead of
>the small ones. I screamed and immediately started crying becauseof the
>horrible pain. She said " oops we grabbed the bigger pair!" She
>continued the biopsy with a smaller pair that didnt hurt at all. My
>question is, do you think this could have damaged my cervix permanently?
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