ASCUS Pap Results: A Reason to Worry?
Friday January 9, 2009
When my doctor's office called and told me my Pap results were abnormal, my heart sank. My first thought was cervical cancer. I was later told that my Pap test results were ASCUS, but because I didn't know what ASCUS meant, it made me even more frightened.
Angie, 31
Angie's experience is very common. Women who have had normal Pap smears for years suddenly have an abnormal Pap smear and panic. ASCUS pap results are common, but are they a reason to worry? Here's what you need to know about ASCUS Pap results...
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According to the link, “There is no immediate cervical cancer risk in an ASCUS Pap smear result.”
I was diagnosed with cervical cancer one year after having an ASCUS pap. Although they are often nothing serious, they should not be dismissed.