What does ASCUS stand for?

What does ASCUS stand for?

Also called ASC-US and atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance.

Does ASCUS mean CIN?

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) is a term that refers to inflammatory, reactive and reparative processes which are atypical and of higher level and insufficient to be classified as cervical intraepithelial lesions (CIN).

What does it mean if Pap smear is normal but HPV positive?

If a patient has a normal pap smear that tests positive for high risk HPV, we can then specifically check for 2 types of high risk HPV that are most associated with precancerous cervical changes, types 16 and 18.

How do you get HPV positive?

HPV spreads through sexual contact and is very common in young people — frequently, the test results will be positive. However, HPV infections often clear on their own within a year or two. Cervical changes that lead to cancer usually take several years — often 10 years or more — to develop.

Is ASCUS high risk?

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) cells, occurring in organized cytological screening, may be either high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) positive or negative. To refine the assessment of women with ASCUS, a high-risk HPV-DNA test is recommended as triage in Sweden.

How do you treat ASCUS Pap?

If there are moderate to severe changes in your cervix, your doctor may want to remove the cervical tissue. Typically, your doctor will use the Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP), or perform a cold knife cone biopsy as a minor surgical procedure.

What are the main causes of ascus?

What are the main causes of ASCUS? ASCUS may be caused by a vaginal infection or an infection with a virus called HPV (human papillomavirus, or wart virus). Your doctor will talk with you about the options of looking at your cervix with a microscope (colposcopy) or repeating your Pap smear every six months for two years.

How to explain ascus to patient?

are HIV positive

  • have a weakened immune system
  • were exposed before birth to a medicine called diethylstilbestrol,(DES) which was prescribed to some pregnant women through the mid 1970s
  • had a recent abnormal cervical screening test or biopsy result
  • have had cervical cancer

    • How to explain ascus?

    Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance, or ASCUS, are cervical cells that appear slightly abnormal but are not necessarily cancerous or precancerous. Squamous intraepithelial lesion refers to cervical cells that may be precancerous.

    What is the best treatment for ascus?

    – immediate colposcopy (magnified viewing and testing of the cervix) – repeat Pap tests – testing for human papillomavirus (HPV), an infection linked to cervical cancer