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Posted on Wed, 5 Aug 2020

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Question : I found paperwork for a visit my wife had with a doctor. It read as follows: “thinprep Pap test NO HPV for encounter for gynological examination without abnormal finding” what does the word “encounter” mean?

Answered by Dr. Ramadevi Wani (39 minutes later)

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Hi,
Welcome to Ask a Doctor. I am Dr Ramadevi Wani. I will be answering your concerns.

There is something missing in that report. Reports are not written in the way you have mentioned. Can you please upload that report so that I can interpret it correctly.
I will be waiting for your reply.
Best wishes.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Ramadevi Wani (55 minutes later)

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Answered by Dr. Ramadevi Wani (2 minutes later)

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Hi,
Welcome back.
The word encounter here just means 'during' i.e. during gynecological examination. Definitely it does not mean anything else.

Look at their English language use for reporting. The strange way of reporting I have seen in my thirty years of experience!

Best wishes.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj