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Atypical Cells In My Pap Posted: 10-07-05 14:28pm
This is my first pregnancy, and I seem to
have so many worries. I am only about
two months pregnant. My first prenatal
exam was a couple of weeks ago. The
results of my pap came back and the doctor
called me to tell me that I had "atypical
cells" they informed me to not worry,
that it is usually nothing at all. They
said that there are many factors that
could make the cells "atypical" such as
sex the day before the exam, or bacteria,
or yeast. They told me that they would
wait three months and then I would have
another pap. By then the body will
hopefully balance its self out and nothing
will be wrong. I explained to them that
I thought three months was a long time to
see if I was alright. I have never had an
abnormal pap before, and this seemed to
alarm me. I spent two nights crying over
this, scared that I have contracted some
std or have cancer......My aunt had
actually had a pap come back with
"atypical cells once before, and
everything was fine. I had a pap about
six to nine months before that one and the
results were fine....The nurses say
there's nothing to worry about it...How do
I calm my nerves? Does anyone have
experience with this sort of pap result?
With this being my first pregnancy i'm
very nervous! :?:
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mia7
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Posted: 10-09-05 11:17am
Try not to stress out too much. I had
abnormal cell during my pap tests before
and they kept on running more and more
tests (testing for cervical cancer and it
came out alright) then I went back and
they told me I had abonormal cells again
and so on they have never really told me
anything definite.
I am now in my second month of pregnancy
and I have been bleeding for practically
two months everyday, and nobody can give
me answers.
I try to relax and take it easy (i am on
bedrest right now) I know it's hard to
calm yourself while you don't have any
answers but as long as you don't have any
bleeding or cramps you have a very high
chance of having a healthy baby.
Have faith in the lord and believe
everything is going to be ok that is what
has kept me going.
I have used a very helpful site
allexperts.Com where you can get medical
professionals answer your questions by
explaining your medical conditions and
what the possibilitis are.
Keep strong
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lesliepei
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Posted: 10-10-05 20:06pm
Abnormal cells on a pap test are very
common. When they are mild, docs usually
wait 3-6 months and retest to see if
anything has changed. Trust me, if they
felt at all that this was urgent, they'd
have you in for a biopsy. Just so you
know though, abnormal cervical cells are
usually caused by the human papilloma
virus (hpv). This is the virus that
causes warts, but the strains that cause
abnormal cells do not cause warts. Up to
80% of sexually active people are infected
with this virus, because the virus is
smaller than the smallest pores in
condoms. Believe me, if the docs were
worried, you would definitely know.
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