Yes I have had more than one... I had one several years ago about 10 to be exact and they did a biopsy... The first one I had done really hurt but the next year the same thing happened so I guess I was more prepared for having a biopsy so it wasnt as bad... Then 2 years ago another bad pap and luckily now they didnt even have to do the biopsy they must be doing some kind of extra test when they send of the pap that tells why it was bad so they just gave me medicine.... All 3 times it was a bacteria infection... Something that I was told that I could get easily as taking to many baths (instead they recommended showers) After the medicine they repeat the pap and each time it came back fine... The doctor should be able to tell you why the pap is bad though so dont be afraid to ask... Good luck....
Yeah they said it came back abnormal but they were sending it off again and will call me ,,, soooo maybe they are testing it again. 3 years ago I had one and they did the colopsy (sp) but DID NOT do a biopsey since he didn't see anything with the microscope. HMMMMM I am just scared some tumor or cancer stuff is growing ya know.
About 70-80% of sexually active women will have an abnormal pap at some point in there lives. If they didn't do a biopsy, it's probably nothing serious. Even if it turns out to be dysplasia, all they'll do is freeze off the abnormal cells-it's a lil uncomfortable, but nothing major. Good luck
I got a call from my nurse saying my pap was abnormal and to come back in 6 months instead of a year. I freaked. I called back and asked to talk to the DOCTOR. She assured me that cerical cancer cells grow so slowly, that even if I do have it, another six months won't be anything. It will actually take that long to see if anything is up. She said it was probably nothing, (just like the others have said). I'm not worried now. I just need to go back to get another pap in a few months.
actually the pap smear may detect cancerous cells if they are there and in those cases u will be recalled to see your doctor immediately. abnormal pap smears in the main detect abnormal cells that possess malignant potential.. i.e. they are precancerous. there are different categories of abnormality and in the mild ones the common way of watching it is to repeat in 3/6 months time. if they are still abnormal then u will need referred for colposcopy where a microscope is used to look at the cervix and the most abnormal part identified and a biopsy is then obtained from that part. no one knows for sure how long precancerous cells take to become cancer.. but most agree that 5-10 years is the time scale that it happens over. early treatment of these cells will (hopefully) destroy all these abnormal cells and prevent cancer developing.. however one must take into account the factors that lead to the abnormal cells developing in the first place and also that there may be normal cells that become abnormal in the future (and therefore the need for heightened vigilance in ladies who have needed treatment for cervical abnormalities).
So they left a message tellign me they are testing this for HPV?/ When I looked that up ,,it sounds yucky? I am frekin out that I have some weird thing!!
even thought i'm a guy i know what pap smear is, a doctor will look to see the overall health of each womans vagina and if there are any changes. Sorry if i offended anyone.
HELP! Could someone PLEASE tell me about this HPV thing? I've read up on the internet & it sounds like an STD. I've had two diagnoses with mild dysplasia, so this automatically means I have an STD? I'm really scared & freaked out because the 1st time I was diagnosed with an abnormal pap or "dysplasia" I was monogomous for 16 years! So how in the hell did I get an STD???? Can anybody explain this shit to me before I go insane?
HPV is indeed an STD, and the most common one at that. Approximately 80% of sexually active people will come into contact with it, and about 50% will test positive for it. There are many different strains of it-the most common strain is the one that can lead to cervical cancer, and this is different that the strain that will actually cause genital warts. Don't feel like you are alone-HPV is really VERY common. This is why it's so important to have pap smears, and unfortunately, HPV transmission isn't always prevented by condom usage (though it's certainly much better than not using condoms). If you do have HPV, don't worry-as long as you have regular pap smears, it can be kept under control. And though you'll always have it, it won't always show up in pap smears. BTW, HPV can lay dormant for many years, which may explain why you'd never tested positive for it before. However, not ALL abnormal pap smears indicate HPV. But even if you do have it, it's not something that will ruin your life. Good luck!
^^ excellent explanation of hpv. in jan i found out that i have mild dyspasia. they wanted to do a coloscopy, but i hear in mild cases they usually do a follow-up pap in 3-6 months. they also didn't test it for hpv. if its not caused by hpv, the it's very likely to heal itself. if it is caused by hpv, then we're going to have to go through a disgusting procedure in order to prevent cancer. hpv isn't always the cause of dysplasia, but most of the time it is. i'm taking lots of folic acid (which makes for a healthy cervix!!!) and going to a different doc in a few months for a follow-up pap and an hpv test (i know i dont have the kind that causes warts.. if i have hpv, it's the cancer-causing kind). i'm way too scared to get a biopsy done.. and even more terrified of the treatment. i was a heavy smoker and i quit cold turkey in hopes that it would boost my immune system and my next pap will come back better. quitting was hard, but it's better than treatment. and indigo and pandiebear and anyone else going through this: if ANY of you are freaked out about this, terrified of the procedures, or just want someone to talk to while this is happening, PLEASE pm me. i'm inanely terrified as well and perhaps some good sisterly support would be helpful for all of us.
I still don't understand how I've had an STD/HPV all these years & was only with my husband. I assume he gave it to me then? I'm hella confused.
if you have hpv and you've only been with your husband, then that's where you got it from... but just because you have had dysplasia doesn't mean you have hpv. i hear statistically, 75% of women have hpv. if you're worried, they can test for it. if you have it, have your husband get tested, too... because if he's got it, he can keep infecting you with it, which might explain dysplasia re-occuring.
