If you are under 30, then simply a Pap smear will be done If you are 30 or over, than an HPV test will done as part of the screening process with your Pap smear
Your doctor may tell you that your Pap smear results:
•are normal, and if you are 30 or over, that your HPV test is negative •are normal, but if you are 30 or over, that your HPV test is positive
•have atypical cells (ASCUS) but the HPV test is negative •have atypical cells (ASCUS) and your HPV test is positive
•are abnormal and show a "low grade lesion" •are abnormal and show a "high grade lesion"
Your Pap is normal
Your Pap is inconclusive (ASCUS)
Your Pap is abnormal
You do NOT have HPV
Good news!You can rest assured that you are not at risk for cervical cancer and do not need to be retested for HPV for 3 years!
However, your doctor will need to see you next year for other important women’s health checks, such as pelvic and breast exam.
There is probably nothing to worry about, but you should repeat the Pap and HPV tests in 1 year, just to be sure.
Even though cervical disease is highly unlikely if you do not have HPV, it is still important to understand why your cells look abnormal.
Your doctor will likely perform a procedure called a colposcopy that allows your cervix to be more closely examined.In some cases, a sample of tissue will be taken for analysis.
You have HPV
It is recommended that you have another HPV and Pap test in 6-12 months.If either test is abnormal at that time then your doctor will do a colposcopy, a procedure that allows your cervix to be more closely examined.Depending on what the exam shows, this will allow treatment to be started immediately and early, if needed.
A follow-up procedure called colposcopy is recommended so that your cervix can be more throroughly examined.
Your doctor will do a colposcopy to better examine your cervix.
Julianne M. Dunne, MD, PC 1230 Mamaroneck Avenue Suite 100 White Plains, NY 10605 tel. (914) 948-1020 fax. (914) 948-1002 email: gyndocs1230@yahoo.com
