Another reason for co-testing is that cervical cancer is almost always caused by HPV. But most females with HPV never develop cervical cancer. Some women might not need to have Pap tests eventually. You can even have a colposcopy. If you need additional treatment, your doctor will advise if it should wait until your baby is born. After an abnormal Pap test you may need more frequent testing for a few years.
It depends on the reason for the abnormal result and your overall risk for cervical cancer. The main reason for a Pap test is to find abnormal cells before they become cancerous.
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If you are age 21 to 29, and you have an abnormal Pap result, your doctor will call you in for an HPV screening , which looks for signs of high-risk HPV that could cause cancer.
This test is extremely accurate and can typically tell us whether or not you are at high risk for cervical cancer. If you are age 30 to 65, we co-test, which means we perform an HPV test at the same time as your Pap smear. We may do a follow-up colposcopy inspection of the cervix to check and see if your cellular abnormalities are resolving on their own, as many women can clear HPV without outside interference.
Again, it is important to remember that an abnormal Pap smear result does not necessarily mean you have cancer. If you get an abnormal result from your Pap test, your doctor will likely take your specific results and age into account and follow guidelines set by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG to decide which steps to take next. You might be given an HPV test. Based on the results of your HPV test, possibilities and treatment plans may differ.
Your doctor will give you another examination and take a closer look at your cervix. This is called a colposcopy. During the colposcopy, the doctor may take a sample of cells for further testing or take a biopsy.
The procedure is mildly uncomfortable but generally well tolerated by most patients. After this procedure the doctor may perform further testing on any collected samples and if need schedule a follow-up or discuss further plans. Depending on your specific circumstances, after further examination, your doctor may need to remove the abnormal or precancerous cells to prevent them from becoming worse or progressing into cancer.
Another possibility is the doctor finding that you have cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, which is a growth that can lead to cancer on the cervical surface. In these cases, endocervical sampling is performed.
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