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Have you ever had an abnormal pap smear that was not cancer or precancer?

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There are ASCUS.: There are such smear results that are ascus (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance) which is to say that they do not look normal, but they can't be called cancer or precancer either. Infection and inflammation are common sources. The pap test is repeated in 12 months or 6-12 months for those younger and older than 20 respectively. A reflex hpv-dna test can be done in adults.

Answered 6/26/2013

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I had an abnormal pap smear low grade. Does this mean cancer?

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