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When diagnosed with ascus cells on the cervix, other infections are sometimes present such as vulvar vestibulitis but can't be diagnosed with a colposcopy. An important thing to remember is dysplasia does not usually progress to invasive cancer of the cervix. This category indicates some cellular irritation and one that bears repeating to see if there is any change toward dysplasia at a later time. When diagnosed with ascus cells on the cervix, other infections are sometimes present such as vulvar vestibulitis but can't be diagnosed with a colposcopy.

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Ascus Cells

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Vulvar Vestibulitis, Colposcopy

" When these cells are categorized as atypical, this means the appearance is not normal. The word “squamous” came from the Latin squama meaning "scale of a fish or serpent. Squamous cells are flat cells that look like fish scales. This is a medical term referring to atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance. When diagnosed with ascus cells on the cervix, other infections are sometimes present such as vulvar vestibulitis but can't be diagnosed with a colposcopy.

Other Topics: HPV, HPV Vaccine, HPV in Man, HPV Fact, ASCUS HPV, Human Papillomavirus, Human Papilloma Virus and Pregnancy, Symptom of Cervical Dysplasia, Abnormal Pap Smear, Genital Wart

Dr. Joe Glickman, Jr., M.D.

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