already had LEEP done, cervical cancer due to HPV. Last month PAP was normal. This month abnormal. Why?

Question

can birth control pills cause abnormal results? can hormone levels cause this? Any natural alternatives to get this under control? I want to have children soon but if the cervical cancer takes over then that dream is over?

Answer 1

This site gives details of cancer and the cancer industry, and contains links to some natural cures.
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http://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/cancer.html

Answer 2

I've had a colposcopy, a cone biopsy (both about 8 years ago) and I'm scheduled for another colposcopy and a LEEP next month. I don't know about birth control pills but an abnormal pap doesn't necessarily mean it's HPV/cancer related. I've had a few myself and some were just some type of irritation that they gave me a cream for. How long ago did you have the LEEP? I would speak with your doctor. Find out more details of why it was abnormal. According to my doctor, even after my next procedure, I can still have kids but more than likely I'll have to have a circlage (sp?) (where they stitch your cervix closed) after I get pregnant. Good luck and think positive!

Answer 3

Quality of tests can be a direct result to human error, not sufficient cells in the specimen taken....

I don't know why you tested negative one month and positive the next.

A Pap test has an error rate of about a 70% this is why we do repeat testing...if cells are missed they will more likely be caught with the next Pap.

Is your doctor taking a separate sample for HPV testing?
HPV-Testing Technology

The Hybrid Capture II (HC II) DNA assay (Digene Diagnostics Inc., Gaithersburg, MD) uses non-radioactive ribonucleic acid (RNA) probes in a modified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) procedure to report the presence or absence of 13 strains of high-risk HPV DNA. The HC II was approved for use by the FDA in April 1995 and is currently the only HPV test available commercially.[1,11,40,45,48] It costs approximately $30 to $50, not including the price of the office visit. Generally, HPV testing requires less skilled technicians and is a more simple laboratory procedure than cytology screening.[19,42,49]
Specimens for the HC II can be obtained in two ways. Reflex testing uses the residual cell suspension from liquid-based cytology. The alternative, but less convenient method, is to obtain a sample via cytobrush or cervical swab that is then placed into transport medium in a separate tube for HPV testing. Either approach is acceptable for accurate results.[2]
One drawback of the HC II is that it cannot determine the specific HPV strain or strains found in the sample. Due to use of a mixture of probes, this test reports only the presence or absence of high-risk HPV DNA. Originally, the HC II was designed to give quantitative data reflecting the viral load of cervical specimens, with the hope of establishing a correlation between increased levels of HPV DNA and increased risk of cervical pathology.[1,48] This approach has proved to be unreliable thus far.[50,51]

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/467126_7

HPV can be persistent in some women.

Birth controls do raise the risk factor and...it seems that Depo has a higher rate at causing problems.
Understanding cell changes:

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcervicalchanges

It may be wise to get of the pill for a time...see if this will help you clear your abnormal cells.

Other things that study show improve your HPV clearance is using condoms not using tampons and simple thing like eating your greens

Modifiable Risk Factors:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15894665&query_hl=6&itool=pubmed_docsum

Folic acid is important in helping improve your cell changes and the only natural supplement I have seen with some medical research behind it is Indole-3-Carbinol

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1449523

Indole 3 info with some other supplements.


http://www.med.nyu.edu/patientcare/patients/library/article.html?ChunkIID=21372

I probably would see the advice of an oncologist GYN also newer surgeries can take the cervix and still make it possible to become pregnant.
RADICAL TRACHELECTOMY
Preserving fertility in early cervical Ca with radical trachelectomy

http://obgyn.adv100.com/obgyn/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=114740


Knowledge is power!!!

Answer 4

I think that an abnormal pap is very common. Just do exactly what your doctor says and go back and get another. Don't ignore it. At the same time, don't drive yourself crazy over it. Ask your doctor questions. If you're not comfortable asking the dr., talk to the nurse.