Abnormal pap smears and hpv.
High grade abnormal cells smear.
Mild moderate or severe pre cancer and whether hpv human papilloma virus is present and what grade low risk or high risk for developing carcinoma of the cervix.
You ll be asked to have a colposcopy.
Colposcopy and biopsy as described in the follow up testing section.
Atypical squamous cells cannot exclude hsil.
An abnormal pap smear result does not mean you have cervical cancer.
Abnormal pap smears are typically caused by strains of the human papilloma virus hpv.
They grow in the opening of your cervix.
Hpv testing is most often done along with a pap smear and if it was not done should be performed on the sample.
If it is your first abnormal pap smear your doctor will likely recommend a colposcopy.
Removing the area of abnormal cells.
Typically both high and low risk strains of hpv go away within 24 months.
Your doctor will likely order more tests whether he finds low grade or high grade changes to these cells.
You ll be invited for screening in 1 year and again in 2 years if you still have hpv.
Those with high grade dyskaryosis results often need treatment which aims to remove the abnormal cervical cells.
These lesions in women with intact immune systems often resolve without intervention within 18 to 24 months.
Pap smears are based on 2 principles how abnormal cells are i e.
These cells make mucus.
Hpv found hpv positive but no abnormal cells.
The advantage of these treatments is that the piece of cervical tissue that the colposcopist removes can be sent for examination under a microscope.
Hpv found hpv positive and abnormal cells.
If you still have hpv after 3 years you may need to have a colposcopy.
This testing looks for the high risk forms of hpv that can lead to cervical cancer including hpv 16 18 31 33 35 39 45 51 52 56 58 59 66 and 68 with hpv 16 and 18 most commonly found.
Asc h means that some abnormal squamous cells were found that may be a high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion although it s not certain.
Where a smear test comes back with a high grade dyskaryosis result the patient will be referred to a gynaecologist for a thorough examination through a colposcopy.
More testing is recommended.
There are a few different treatments that can remove the area of abnormal cervical cells.
Low grade lesions may also be called mild dysplasia or cin1.
