WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for March, 1998: Re: Cervical Dysplasia

Re: Cervical Dysplasia

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 4 Mar 1998 22:26:33 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 4 Mar 1998, Meg wrote: >
>Recently, I just got my pap smear results back and was told that I have
>an abnormal reading. It was mentioned that it could be cervical
>dysplasia or HPV...What is cervical dysplasia exactly?

It is when the cells of the cervix are not normal and are not arranged next to one another normally (that's teh simple explanation). HPV is the human pappilloma virus (cause genital wrts0 -- HPV is a common cause of dysplasia.

I've tried to >look for it in the archives, but since everyone has already talked about
>it with their doctor, they all know what it is! Also, if I have cervical
>dysplasia after all, will it interfere with an IUD?

No.

I had planned on >getting one as a non hormonal substitute for the pill... It sounds
>pretty bad, and I'm a little worried. I'm new to this town and it may
>be a little while until I can get a new patient appointment.

Be sure to get a copy of your pap to bring with you to the new doctor -- it's very helpful.

--
Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

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