More testing is recommended.
High grade abnormal cells smear.
These lesions in women with intact immune systems often resolve without intervention within 18 to 24 months.
Mild moderate or severe pre cancer and whether hpv human papilloma virus is present and what grade low risk or high risk for developing carcinoma of the cervix.
Removing the area of abnormal cells.
Hpv testing is most often done along with a pap smear and if it was not done should be performed on the sample.
Abnormal pap smears are typically caused by strains of the human papilloma virus hpv.
Where a smear test comes back with a high grade dyskaryosis result the patient will be referred to a gynaecologist for a thorough examination through a colposcopy.
Pap smears are based on 2 principles how abnormal cells are i e.
They grow in the opening of your cervix.
Typically both high and low risk strains of hpv go away within 24 months.
Your doctor will likely order more tests whether he finds low grade or high grade changes to these cells.
Asc h means that some abnormal squamous cells were found that may be a high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion although it s not certain.
You ll be asked to have a colposcopy.
Hpv found hpv positive but no abnormal cells.
Those with high grade dyskaryosis results often need treatment which aims to remove the abnormal cervical cells.
Hsil high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion.
There are a few different treatments that can remove the area of abnormal cervical cells.
Hpv found hpv positive and abnormal cells.
This will establish the true extent of the affected cells.
If it is your first abnormal pap smear your doctor will likely recommend a colposcopy.
These cells make mucus.
An abnormal pap smear result does not mean you have cervical cancer.
Abnormal pap smears and hpv.
If you still have hpv after 3 years you may need to have a colposcopy.
You ll be invited for screening in 1 year and again in 2 years if you still have hpv.
The advantage of these treatments is that the piece of cervical tissue that the colposcopist removes can be sent for examination under a microscope.
Colposcopy and biopsy as described in the follow up testing section.
Atypical squamous cells cannot exclude hsil.
