Claire - I've never heard of such a thing! I just looked up abnormal paps and pregnancy and here's what it says on the American Pregnancy Association website:
It is safe to have a Pap smear during pregnancy. If your Pap smear results are abnormal, a colposcopy could be performed during your pregnancy. However, further treatment will probably be delayed until after your baby is born. Frequently, the birth of your baby will wash away any abnormal cervical cells. Having an abnormal Pap smear does not pose a risk to your baby.
Why would they abort based on that? Also I'm surprised that your doctor seemed to have such a negative viewpoint. From everything I've read, what Rebecca says is true that its very easy to correct when its caught in the early stages. Did he give you any kind of statistics on the rate of recurrence?
Last edited by Irene : 06-02-2008 at 01:38 PM.
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