Sometimes an HPV infection can become active again after many years. Some other viruses behave this way as well; for example, the virus that causes chickenpox can reactivate later in life to cause shingles. There is no way to tell whether a newly positive HPV test result is a sign of a new infection or a reactivation of an old infection. Pap test results show if cervical cells are normal or abnormal. A Pap test may also come back as unsatisfactory.
Pap test results usually come back from the lab in about weeks. Make sure you receive your test results and understand any follow-up visits or treatments that you need. Keep in mind that most women with abnormal cervical screening test results do not have cancer. However, updated ASCCP risk-based management consensus guidelines advise a more tailored approach to follow-up care. What these updated guidelines mean is that, in addition to your current Pap, HPV, or cotest screening result, your health care provider will consider additional factors when recommending follow-up care, including:.
Based on your individual risk of developing severe cervical cell changes that could become cervical cancer, you may be advised to:. These updated guidelines focus on detecting and treating severe cervical cell changes that could develop into cervical cancer while also decreasing testing and treatment for less severe conditions low-grade cervical cell changes.
Colposcopy and biopsy are two procedures that allow a closer look at the cells of your cervix. During a colposcopy your health care provider inserts a speculum to gently open the vagina and view the cervix. A vinegar solution will be applied to the cervix to help show abnormal areas. Your health care provider then places an instrument called a colposcope close to the vagina.
It has a bright light and a magnifying lens and allows your health care provider to look closely at your cervix. A colposcopy usually includes a biopsy. A small piece of cervical tissue will be removed, or a procedure called endocervical curettage will be used to take a sample of abnormal tissue from the cervix.
These cervical cells are then checked under a microscope for signs of disease. Talk with your health care provider to learn what to expect during and after your biopsy procedure. Others have pain that feels like cramps during menstruation. Biopsy samples are checked by a pathologist for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia CIN. CIN is the term used to describe abnormal cervical cells that were found on the surface of the cervix after a biopsy.
CIN is graded on a scale of 1 to 3, based on how abnormal the cells look under a microscope and how much of the cervical tissue is affected.
These treatments are used when a woman has high-grade cervical cell changes that have a high risk of developing into cancer. Treatments that remove abnormal cells are called excision al treatments:.
Treatments that destroy abnormal cells are called ablati ve treatments:. If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, your health care provider will talk with you about procedures that are recommended for you and the timing of these procedures. Depending on your specific diagnosis, you may be treated postpartum , or after delivery. Menu Contact Dictionary Search. Understanding Cancer.
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