Help! My Obgyn called and said during a pap she found atypical cells...what does this mean? All she would say is that i need another pap in 6 months! Please help!
2007-04-05 11:51:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
There are a couple things that can cause an abnormal pap smear - sometimes it's nothing. HPV (human papillomavirus) can cause an abnormal pap smear though.
They just want you to come back in six months to see if anything has changed.
I was diagnosed with HPV and cervical cancer when I was 17 years old. I've been going to my OBGYN every 4 months for the last 6 years! They just don't want anything changing for the worse so they like to keep an eye on it.
2007-04-05 11:55:47 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry. It's probably nothing. Especially if she is not doing anything more NOW. It just needs to be watched to see if any further change is noted.
I had a similar thing happen about 10 years ago. I thought to myself "I could have cancer!" and they did a biopsy and looked at my cervix with some magnification-thingy. And the biopsy came back fine and I have been yearly ever since.
Don't freak out...
2007-04-05 18:55:54 · answer #2 · answered by CG 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋