Re: Cervical Dysplasia...still?
From: Marie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 16 Mar 2002 04:31:05 -0600 (CST)
Sarah,
>From my experience the Betamannan helps. I also had two nasty surgeries
for moderate dysplasia with no success. I am taking Betamannan and PAPS
are now mild to normal. I don't smoke so I don't know why this is
persistent but it is for some women. Perhaps the HPV strain or our
immune systems. But for me the surgical treatments were more of a scam
than the Betamannan. Unlike Dr. McIntosh, some doctors will hack away
at you as much as you let them. ("When in doubt, cut it out", is their
motto.) Good luck. I know it is rough despite the hype about these
being called "minor procedures". Baloney. They probably say that when
they do those gential mutilations to women in Africa, too.
--
Marie
>
>At Tue, 12 Mar 2002, Sarah wrote:
>>
>>I have been going to a gynecologist since I was 17 (I'm 24 now)and had
>>normal Pap smears until November 2000. At that point it was said to be
>>abnormal and I was sent in for a colposcopy in December. The results
>>came back with Mild and some Moderate Dysplasia. A LEEP was performed
>>in February and the next two Paps still came back abnormal. A colp and
>>LEEP were performed again in the fall of 2001. Only mild dysplasia, but
>>still in the same spots. .............She
>>seemed pleased by this news, but what does it really mean to me? Do I
>>just keep going through the same process?
>
>I would bet on scam, not treatment. I know how frustrated you must be,
>as I have patients just like you in my own practice. The good news is
>that as time goes on, your body will probably become better at
>controlling the virus that causes this problem, HPV. The virus is there
>for good for all practical purposes, and at the moment, it appears to be
>quite active. The natural course is for your body to get better at
>controlling it. In the meantime, all you and your doctor can do is keep
>a close eye on things, and make sure that nothing gets out of hand. I
>tend to become more conservative after a LEEP or two myself, and am very
>reluctant to do a third.
>
>--
>William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
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