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Pap smear results using bethesda system showed normal. no organisms found, but shows severe acute inflammation? what does it mean?

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Cervical dna probes: In addition to a pap did you have STD screening or a wet prep for further workup. If not you may need to have these done. Inflammation can be from many causes that are not necessarily picked up with a pap alone.

Answered 10/7/2017

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PAP was ASCUS/HPV+. Can you interpret colp result? Histologic sections show minute superficial strips of ectocervical squamous epithelium and endocervical glandular epithelium. One of these fragments shows acute inflammation and reactive changes?

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Can someone explain what this mean to me, please, thank you. "Scant fragments of unremarkable endocervical epithelium admixed with abundant mucus and inflammation. Transformation zone is not available " This is from a second pap smear?

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