justcurious123

ASCUS stands for Atypical Cells of Undetermined Significance,and basically means there were mild cellular changes and the cause is unknown.

The first step in managing an ASCUS Pap smear is to repeat the Pap test. Many times a slight infection or cervical inflammation may causes a Pap to come back as ASCUS. So, you said your pap came back with inflammation, that can cause an abnormal pap showing ascus.

Remember to not have sex, douche, or use tampons 24-48 hours prior to the Pap smear test. These can often give false results.

::ABOUT HVP::

I have done TONS of research on this because I was diagnosed a month ago.

So take a deep breath and relax, its not as bad as it sounds.

- There is no danger to this disease unless it goes untreated for a long period of time (I saw something like 10 years). HPV can cause Cervical Cancer in woman, but if she gets treated everything should be fine.

- Unfortunately, HPV can not be treated fully. It has little to no effect on males and once the female goes in to have a biopsy done to find out what strand of HPV she has (there are over 100 different strands) they will do a procedure to remove the abnormal cells. You both have the virus but your body becomes immune to the strand(s) you have so you cant pass it back and forth with unprotected sex. There are two types of HPV, "High Risk" which put a woman at high risk for cancer and "Low Risk" means the woman is at low risk for cancer but the low risk is associated with causing warts.

- I am not sure if it will affect the child, I am 22 and that was a concern of mine (if I will be able to have a baby normal and if it will pass to my child) I was diagnosed with High Risk HPV and the doctor told me that once they remove the abnormal cells I should be able to carry and deliver a baby normal.

- It is impossible to tell who gave who HPV because the virus can lay dormant for weeks, months and even years. Females dont usually get tested for HPV unless they request it during a pap (they are starting to test now regardless because of how common HPV is). There is no test for males so they are often known as the "carriers" because this virus doesn't really effect them and they pass it along without knowing. 70% of Americans have this virus and more than half dont even know they have it.

This virus, in my doctor's words, is the "common cold" of STD's. So read as much as you can about the virus and keep a positive mind. Stress can cause abnormal pap results too, so get the informaiton and live life as you did before you found out. Give your husband as much information as possible and let him know just how common this is.

You will be fine! Relax. =o) Let me know how everything goes.

Hope this was somewhat of help for you. Keep me posted!