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A member asked:
Pap smear results came back as inflamed ascus- dr says it's inflamed normal cells. hpv is negative. had this happen again in 2012. what does it mean?
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Probably normal: A SCUS stands for atypical squamous cells of uncertain significance. That means the cells look funny. If the HPV is negative and it remains negative this is just an outlier under the microscope. If the HPV is positive you will need a biopsy. If The atypia persist you also will get a biopsy even if the HPV is negative. So at this point the HPV test is the most important predictor of whether you havso at this point the HPV test is the most important predictor of whether you have human papilloma virus infection
Answered 4/15/2015
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