Cervical Dysplasia

[livingwith]

i was diagnois when my daughter was 1 year old. i went to my 1 year check up and they said i had atypical cells, and that come back in 3 months. i came back in 3 months and it went from atypical cells to mild dysplasia. i was crying and afraid i thought my whole life was done. my doctor told me there is treatment for this, and we can do one of two things, wait it out or have a LEEP. i told him to do the LEEP. and 2 weeks later the test result came back and it was a little cell damage. so i have ...Read the full article

[klm]

in 4 years, i've only returned 2 "normal" pap smears. while it sucks to have to be checked every 4 months, i am grateful to have a doctor who is patient and committed, unlike his colleague (who is a woman no less). he discussed my case with this colleague whose sole focus is dysplasia and her reaction and recommendation was that i get lasered or just come in every 6 months because it's pointless to keep checking every 3-4 months as recommended. i was appalled. laser doesn't guarantee that it will go away forever, and can cause problems if you'd like to get pregnant again (cervical scarring & narrowing). it can also cause problems later in your pregnancy (3rd trimester) because your cervix is essentially shortened, as in, bed rest or losing your baby. stay with the program, do whatever you need to do to de-stress, and remain positive that you will clear it.