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Prueba de Papanicolaou (frotis de Pap)
Un valor normal (negativo) significa que significa que no hay células anormales presentes.
Nota: los rangos de los valores normales pueden variar ligeramente entre diferentes laboratorios. Hable con el médico acerca del significado de los resultados específicos de su examen.
Los resultados anormales se agrupan como sigue:
Cuando una citología vaginal muestra cambios anormales, se necesitan pruebas o controles adicionales. El próximo paso depende de los resultados de la citología vaginal, sus antecedentes previos de citologías y factores de riesgo que usted pueda tener para el cáncer de cuello uterino.
Esto puede incluir:
Para los cambios celulares menores, los médicos generalmente recomiendan repetir la citología vaginal en 3 a 6 meses.
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