According to the study, the risk of invasive cervical cancer and recurrence of grade 2 or grade 3 abnormal cells was highest for women who were older than 40, previously treated for grade 3, or ...

An abnormal result simply means cell changes were found on your cervix, but it doesn’t necessarily mean you have cervical cancer, says Dr. Eduardo Lara-Torre, interim chair of the Carilion ...

You can get a Pap smear while on your period, especially if you're only spotting or have a light flow. However, heavy bleeding may make it harder to detect abnormal cervical cells, interfering ...

Next steps for an abnormal Pap smear No matter what the suspected cause is, cervical cell changes should always require a second glance, even if you or your doctor think it’s nothing serious. Dr.

If abnormalities are significant, Dr. Dweck explains that the next step is getting a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) to remove areas of the cervix where the abnormal cells exist.

Cervical dysplasia is the presence of abnormal cells in the cervix. Cases are classified as mild, moderate or severe depending on the extent of abnormal cell growth. Although the precise cause of ...

An abnormal Pap test usually indicates changes, also called dysplasia, in the cells of your cervix. As Dr. Rubatt mentioned, just because you have an abnormal Pap test, it doesn’t mean that you ...

Some of the techniques used to treat abnormal cervical cells could increase a woman's risk of problems in pregnancy, concludes a meta-analysis in this week's issue of The Lancet.

After announcing her pregnancy, Amy Hart also shared that she has abnormal cells on her cervix – something that one in 20 experience. But what happens if you're ...

As a result, at the end of a four-year period, researchers found 5.5 new cases of severely abnormal, precancerous cervical cells per 1,000 women who got Pap tests, compared with 2.3 cases per ...

Cervical cancer is a major health issue for Indian women, primarily caused by HPV. Key symptoms include abnormal bleeding and pelvic pain. Preventive measures such as HPV vaccination, safe sex ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: What is cervical dysplasia? My daughter has it and we are at our wits' end. What's the treatment? DEAR READER: Dysplasia means cells that are abnormal in size, shape and appearance ...