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A 37-year-old female asked:
Apart from cervical cancer can pap smear pick up herpes.....how do u get it. what is treatment for it......i am married.
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Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
Herpes: There are two types of herpes, type one (usually infected by family members in childhood and mostly in the peri-oral area) and type two (was known as 'genital' herpes and is found somewhere between the belly button and the thighs). There is no herpes test with the pap smear. One has to have a blood test to determine if one has been infected with herpes.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
I've had HPV CIN 1 show up on my pap smears for the past 5 yrs or more. Should I seek treatment or wait to see if it regress or progress into cancer?
Dr. Steven Hebertanswered
Pathology 31 years experience
HPV CIN 1: Please speak with your doctor. Sounds like you should have colposcopy and a biopsy. Left untreated these lesions can sometimes worsen and become hi ... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
My usg report is bulky uterus with thickened endometrium and pap report sever inflammatory smear dr please say about treatment, is it cancer of uterus ?
Dr. Steven Hebertanswered
Pathology 31 years experience
Fibroids: Most common cause of a bulky uterus is fibroid(s). Pap is negative so that helps rule out cervical cancer.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
How fast does cervical cancer grow, in case on pap smears fails to catch it?
Dr. Steven Ginsberganswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 39 years experience
Difficult question: Pap is the best test to detect cervical cancer. Different cancers grow at different rates. There is no clear answer to your question. However, you sho... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
With an abnormal pap smear what are the signs of advanced cervical cancer?
Dr. Stephen Bernsanswered
Pathology 22 years experience
See doctor: Until there is a biopsy done and evaluated with a microscope, no one will know if you have cancer, advanced or not. I wish you the best.
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Is a pap smear enough to diagnose cervical cancer, or is biopsy necessary?
Dr. Kevin Considineanswered
Family Medicine 32 years experience
Depends: Pap smear is usually a screening tool that if abnormal prompts one to do a colposcopy with biopsy to definitively diagnose cervical cancer. Although c... Read More
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