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What does it mean by abnormal pap smear and then after colposcopy, it's normal?

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Abnormal clls on PAP: This likely means that there are abnormal cells on your pap smear, and that colposcopy found nothing. But you will need and hopefully got a cervical biopsy during your colposcopy, and another pap next year at the earliest if your biopsy was negative. It is not normal, but it probably does not have enough evidence that there is neoplasia/pre-cancer. Keep close follow-up with your dr. To be sure.

Answered 11/2/2015

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Pap smear: A pap smear does not give a diagnosis, it only gives an idea (a screening test). A colposcopic exam is looking to see if that idea is correct. If the whole exam including the endocervical curettage is normal than that is a good result.

Answered 11/20/2015

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