What Does My Papanicolaou Test Result Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 1 Oct 2014

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Question : Hi doctor,

I got my pap smears test done and the test report says smears show superficial and intermediate squamous cells along with few groups of endocervical cells and few polymorph's in the background of blood what does this indicate could you please explain

Answered by Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It is normal pap smear

Detailed Answer:
Hi
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Greetings of the day
Dear Ms XXXXXXX

The report provided is normal pap smear report.
Let me explain
Pap smear is superficial swab taken from the cervix and upper vagina. It is done for looking for abnormal cells and inflammatory cell. It is basically a screening test for cervix and vagina.
The report indicates

1. Endocervical cells denote the normal cells of cervix. It is normal finding
2. The vagina is lined by squamous cells . The pap smear is showing the normal vaginal cells and it's normal.
3. Polymorph are white blood cells which could be occasionally seen.

The report is normal and nothing to worry about

Do get back to me if you need any further assistance, will be glad to assist you.

Take care

Best regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
MBBS, MS, MCH

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar