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I made 2 pap smears at 2 different gyn, 1 week apart, one says cin1, no hpv, the other one no cin no hpv. which one is wrong and why?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Cervical dysplasia: As in my previous reply, the negative (normal) result is wrong. Pap smears miss up to 30% of cervical dysplasia, but an abnormal result never is false. You definitely have dysplasia/CIN1.

Answered 8/26/2017

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