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    Posted: 07 August 2009 at 9:52am
Hi I just have a few questions regarding abnormal smears and adverse effects of continuously having to go for colposcopies and biopsies of the cervix...

I have had yet another abnormal cervical smear result (happens often and generally I get bumped up to 6 monthly checks), when DS was 10 or so months old I had to have a colposcopy and biopsy and thankfully it came back okay, but this time the smear results were different (apparently a stage further than they like to see, worse than my last results and some mention about a lesion) so it's straight back to specialist for another colp/biopsy.

So one of my questions is, if they are snipping bits of my cervix everytime I get this done - does that mean after X amount of years of having the same procedure done that I might have trouble having more kids? ...like how much cervix can they snip away at before I have none left, or does it just grow back or what? ( I do plan on asking the gynae this, but curiosity is getting the better of me atm)

And anyone have any clue as to what happens if biopsy results don't come back clear?

Cervical Cancer is very prominent in our family, my Aunty ended up having treatment and hysterectomy last year as a result,but her case was obviously a bit different due to age and other factors etc ...and as an added bonus I am also more prone to the cervical cancer cells because of something i have/carry so the odds aren't in my favour.

That aside is there anyone else on here that has had a similar experience? I'm worried that this is going to be the case for the next 20 years or so ...trapsing back and forth between my GP and gynae because every 6 monthly smear is coming back abnormal iykwim, or is there a chance that they might suggest something drastic as a form of prevention? ...has only been 5 months since I had a lap/cystectomy. I feel like im forever in/out of specialists, drs hospitals, my womans bits and pieces seem to be causing the most grief atm.

If you don't feel comfortable discussing this on a public forum please feel free to PM me...
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Well.. I had my smear done last week and it's come back with more changes so I'm likely to go get yet another colposcopy done.

You should try the national cervical screening programme people and they should have all the correct info for you... try this

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I know nothing on the subject but just wanted to give you and I hope you find some answers.
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Oh bugger Stacey, sounds like we are in the same boat maybe? ...Have you had the biopsy part done before?

I *think* that is the part that must of been the cause of the heavy bleeding and cramping after my last colposcopy...not sure, just hope its not the case again this time.
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Yeah I've had a biopsy done twice. They usually put this silver sh*t on it which stops the bleeding. I just had some very minor bleeding, like enough to need a liner but only for that day - I was watching it on the big screen and it didn't bleed that much
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I don't recall any silver sh!t as you put it lol, maybe that's why I had a problem with bleeding.

I went public for the last one, didn't realise at the time that my medical insurance covered such things. I remember there being a screen that I could watch but I'm squeemish and opted not to look

ETA: On second thought maybe I just had an incompetent specialist carrying out the procedure hence the abnormal bleeding/cramping afterwards.

I'm glad I'm going back to the gynae that did my laparoscopic cystectomy, i trust her and she has all my files/history there so its a bit more personal than being shoved on public waiting list and just being another patient iykwim

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Mine is all public cause my medical insurance has an exclusion for my cervix as it was a preexisting condition when I got insurance.

The silver sh*t was just some silver compound stuff on like a bit cotton bud which he just dabbed on the places where he took biopsys from and it stopped the bleeding instantly.
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i'm pretty sure the amount they take is so minimal it wont cause any lasting issues re children...

i had an abnormal smear way before i had children and had to have lletz treatment to get abnormal cells removed.... then regular smears every year for about 5 five..

i think the treatment is more invasive than the biopsy and it didnt hinder me from having children in later years.

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I've only had one biopsy taken, but had LLETZ treatment afterwards, as I had lesions on 3/4 of my cervix (I had CIN3 cells). I think that with the biopsies, they only take a small amount that doesn't make a lot of difference. With my LLETZ, they also removed part of the middle of my cervix, but my ob has said it's fine, I may have problems with labour as I can have three possibilities - my cervix dilates as per normal, my cervix dilates quicker than usual or my cervix doesn't dilate at all because of scar tissue. I just made sure that he was aware of it from the word go, and they assessed it from there. I am on yearly smears for the rest of my life, or until I turn 75 - whichever comes first.

ETA: Good luck - I did mean to write that before, but forgot

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Hugs

I had to have a couple of LLETZ treatments last year and are now also on yearly smears.

I asked the specialist at the time about whether this would have any impact on my ability to have children and he assured me it wouldn't.

 

As Stacey said - would be best to contact the people at the national screening centre as they would have heaps of advice about this.

 

 
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i had a cone biopsy - where they take out a chunk of the cervix - i still manged to have a normal pregnancy - they just needed to check at the beginning of the pregnancy to see if the cervix is holding strong IYKWIM. I went public and they were great - i am now down to only yearly smears - yah!
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