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What Causes An Abnormal PAP Test?
I have 36 yrs old.Weight 168 and my heakth conditions is fine, but i just had a pap text last week, and they called me today that is was abnormal, that they needed to see me for a biosy as soon as posible. This happenned to me two years ago? and did the same procedure and the test came out fine. thanks to god, but i want to know whats going on or why is this happening again?
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Pap test samples the lining cells of the cervix.
Pap test is done to look for any malignant or pre-malignant change in the lining of the cervix.
Any abnormality of the cells on Pap test can occur due to malignant cnditions or inflammatory conditions.
A biopsy confirms whether the abnormality is due to malignancy only or due to inflammation or any other cause.
If the subsequest test is coming to be normal, it implies that there is no abnormality.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
Pap test samples the lining cells of the cervix.
Pap test is done to look for any malignant or pre-malignant change in the lining of the cervix.
Any abnormality of the cells on Pap test can occur due to malignant cnditions or inflammatory conditions.
A biopsy confirms whether the abnormality is due to malignancy only or due to inflammation or any other cause.
If the subsequest test is coming to be normal, it implies that there is no abnormality.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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