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What your Pap smear results mean
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Pap smear and HPV test results
If you are under 30, then simply a Pap smear will be done
If you are 30 or over, than an HPV test will done as part of the screening process with your Pap smear
Your doctor may tell you that your Pap smear results:
•are normal, and if you are 30 or over, that your HPV test is negative
•are normal, but if you are 30 or over, that your HPV test is positive
•have atypical cells (ASCUS) but the HPV test is negative
•have atypical cells (ASCUS) and your HPV test is positive
•are abnormal and show a "low grade lesion"
•are abnormal and show a "high grade lesion"
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