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Re: Abnormal pap smear

From: Douglas Krell MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 20 Mar 1997 23:24:31 -0600 (CST)

At Thu, 20 Mar 1997, Viki wrote: >
>My pap came back abnormal. I had a cervical biopsy done and had my
>cervix frozen. I went back for another pap. It also come back
>abnormal. The nurse said it went from a stage 2 the first time to a
>stage 3 the second. What exactly does that mean? How bad is a Stage
>three?
>
>--
>Viki Hall
>

A "stage 3 PAP" is one of the older methods for classifying a PAP smear. The term is not in much use today. It means that there are cells present that may be precancerous. It seems as if the freezing treatment did not work! But wait! How long after the freezing did you get another PAP? If it was less than 4 months, the PAP smear may have been misread. If 4 months or more have gone by, then there's a strong possibility that precancerous cells are back. Go to a gynecologist experienced in colposcopy. You will need to repeat the colposcopy and have a different type of treatment. 

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Douglas Krell MD



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