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Inconclusive Pap Test

An inconclusive pap test makes it hard to determine if a genital wart or cervical cancer is present. An undetermined cytology means that the pathologist found the specimen incomplete, indefinable, or unclear due to obstruction. Sometimes a miniscule cellular change may be borderline and depending upon the clinician it is either normal or an atypical squamous cell of undetermined significance. An inconclusive pap test makes it hard to determine if a genital wart or cervical cancer is present.

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Inconclusive Pap Test

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Genital Wart, Cervical Cancer

CDC and the American Cancer Society have established guidelines for the management of women with this situation. The following are considered reliable and feasible: a repeat examination twice over a 4 to 8 month time frame, examination of cervix via colposcopy and biopsy, and testing for HPV. An inconclusive pap test makes it hard to determine if a genital wart or cervical cancer is present.

Other Topics: HPV, HPV Virus, HPV Picture, HPV Genital Wart, HPV in the Mouth, Human Papilloma Virus Symptom, Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine , Mild Cervical Dysplasia, Pap Smear, Genital Wart

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

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