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Had 2 paps in a row that were unsatisfactory due to not getting enough cells. hpv neg both times. having colpo. is this worrisome? or protocol?

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No cause for alarm: Your 2 negative HPV tests are quite reassuring and colposcopy seems rather unnecessary and unindicated at this time. The use of a "cervical cytobrush" the next time you have a screening of your cervix ( in a year or so) may be all that is needed to obtain "enough cells and make your Pap satisfactory".

Answered 7/13/2017

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