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Pap smear shows severe reactive cellular changes associated with inflammation. what does it mean?

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Treat infection and: Re do pap. Cervicitis may result in the findings you stated. It would be prudent to treat the inflammation and repeat the pap once infection has cleared.

Dr Hickerson agreed

Answered 9/7/2019

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