Cell Development

1. The antibody isotype of a B cell changes during cell development and activation.

Precancerous Cell Changes

1. Early detection of precancerous cell changes or cervical cancer usually makes a complete cure possible.

Abnormal Pap Test Results

1. Abnormal Pap test results may show minor cell changes (most common), moderate to severe cell changes (less common), or cervical cancer (rare).

Developing Cervical Cell Changes

1. Several factors increase a woman's risk of developing cervical cell changes that can lead to cancer of the cervix.

Abnormal Cell Changes

1. A Pap test is used to identify abnormal cell changes on your cervix and to screen for cervical cancer.
2. Most abnormal cell changes found during a Pap test are from the transformation zone.

Treatment

1. For information about treatment of abnormal cervical cell changes seen on a Pap smear, see the topic Abnormal Pap Test.
2. The results will be sent to you and to your GP. If any abnormal cell changes are found, your GP will discuss with you whether treatment may be needed.
3. Both moderate and severe cell changes need further investigation and possibly treatment.

Degree

1. Methods to determine the degree of inflammation and cell changes are done via an anal examination, gland biopsy & a blood PSA Test.

Women

1. For women, abnormal cell changes on the cervix that are caused by HPV may be tested differently than genital warts.
2. Because of an increased risk of precancerous cervical cell changes, women taking azathioprine are advised to have regular Pap tests.

High-Risk Types

1. Infection with high-risk types of HPV increase the chance that a woman with HPV will develop abnormal cervical cell changes.
2. It may mean that you are infected with one or more high-risk types of HPV, which increases your chance of having precancerous cervical cell changes.

Abnormal Pap Test

1. Women who smoke are at higher risk for developing cervical cell changes that cause an abnormal Pap test.

Symptoms

1. But you may have symptoms if those cell changes grow into cervical cancer.
2. Symptoms include jaundice and liver cell changes.

Progress

1. Most cell changes seen in abnormal Pap test results will not progress to cervical cancer.

Dysplasia

1. The cells are examined for abnormalities that may indicate abnormal cell changes, such as dysplasia or cervical cancer.

Types

1. These types, which may be found with a Pap test, are associated with precancerous cervical cell changes and cervical cancer.
2. Certain types of the virus cause genital warts and some types cause abnormal cervical cell changes and cervical cancer.

Human Papillomavirus

1. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which is the most common cause of abnormal cervical cell changes, usually does not cause any symptoms.

High-Risk

1. Other types such as 16 and 18 are high-risk and can cause abnormal cell changes on the cervix.

Vagina

1. Regularly scheduled Pap tests have shown that the woman has not had precancerous cell changes in the cervix or vagina in at least 10 years.

Colposcopy

1. Treatment decisions for an abnormal Pap test that shows moderate to severe cell changes are based on the Pap test results, colposcopy, and cervical biopsy.
2. A colposcopy is sometimes used to investigate a problem or condition other than abnormal cervical cell changes.

High-Risk Hpv

1. Not much is known about HPV and anal cancer, but high-risk HPV can cause cell changes around the anus.
2. High-risk HPV can cause cell changes to the cells that cover the vagina.
3. If high-risk HPV is found, you may have a higher chance of having precancerous cervical cell changes.

Hpv

1. There are many types of HPV. High-risk types can cause cell changes that could develop into cancer.
2. Cell changes caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection may not progress beyond mild changes.
3. There is no cure for HPV, but warts and cell changes can be treated.

Cervical Cell Changes

1. Only a small percentage of abnormal Pap tests indicate cervical cell changes that may progress to cervical cancer.
2. If you are looking for information about cervical cell changes or cervical cancer, see the topics Abnormal Pap Test or Cervical Cancer.

Cervical

1. Cervical cell changes caused by HPV may be treated because of their degree of abnormality, but treatment does not eliminate the virus.
2. A Pap test is the standard way to check for any cervical cell changes.
3. Because cervical cell changes that can cause an abnormal Pap test rarely cause symptoms, regular Pap test screening to monitor cell changes is important.

Cervix

1. Cell changes attributed to HPV in the cervix are similar to those of SIL and often regress spontaneously without treatment.
2. Abnormal Pap test results can be caused by infection, which leads to cell changes in the transformation zone of the cervix.
3. Most of the time, abnormal cell changes on the cervix are caused by certain types of human papillomavirus, or HPV. HPV is a sexually transmitted disease.

Pap Test

1. The Pap test (or Pap smear) looks for precancers, cell changes on the cervix that might become cervical cancer if they are not treated appropriately.
2. A Pap test to look for cervical cancer or cell changes called dysplasia.
3. In women who have been through menopause, a Pap test may find cell changes that are just the result of getting older.

Cell Changes

1. The Pap test looks for cell changes caused by HPV. The test finds cell changes early -- so the cervix can be treated before the cells turn into cancer.
2. Some types of HPV cause cell changes to the cervix that can cause an abnormal Pap test.
3. If a colposcopy and cervical biopsy are normal, it is not likely that you have cell changes that can lead to cervical cancer.

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