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A member asked:

I have been spotting on and off for three weeks straight now and my paps have always came back abnormal. should i be worried?

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Not really: It is very unlikely that the abnormal paps have anything to do with the spotting unless the abnormalities are very severe.

Answered 6/2/2017

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