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Re: Abnormal Pap SmearFrom: D. Ashley Hill, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun, 11 Jan 1998 06:37:40 -0600 (CST)
At Sun, 11 Jan 1998, Debra wrote: > >Can a yeast infection cause you to have an abnormal pap smear? Yes. Any cervical inflammation or irritation can cause an abnormal reading of a Pap smear. However, most of the time this results in a reading of "inflammation" or, at most, "mild atypia." It is very unlikely that an infection will lead to a very abnormal reading, such as "severe atypia." In any event, because infection can sometimes make it difficult to see a big problem that exists beneath the infection, most gyn's repeat Pap smears that show significant infection (after treating the infection, of course).
-- Ashley Hill David Ashley Hill, M.D. Associate Director Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency Orlando, FL http://www.gate.net/~dahmd
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