A 34-year-old member asked:
i have an reactive squamous metaplasia and chronic cervicitis. bad?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
Not necessarily: What were your pap and hpv results? Continue to have regular pap testing. Neither squamous metaplasia nor chronic cervicitis in themselves have immediate serious consequences.
Answered on Jun 29, 2018
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