How accurate are Pap smears?

Apr 16, 2024 ... I'm 28 and have been receiving regular paps since I was 21, but I've never been tested for HPV (however I received the Gardasil shot series when I was younger). Mar 1, 2025 ... ASCUS: atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance; and. • LSIL: low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion. Page 9. vii. Negative ... ... LSIL, Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion; LSIL, Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions; LSIL, Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion; LSIL ... With the introduction of the 2001 Bethesda system for cytological abnormalities, the terms LSIL (Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion) and HSIL (High grade ... We aimed to compare the LSIL/ASC-H diagnosis and LSIL-ASC-H, HSIL diagnosis in conventional Pap smears and to evaluate the clinical significance of these ... LSIL (Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion). This means that there are mildly abnormal cell changes on your cervix. HSIL (High grade squamous ... The major hypothesis tested was whether HPV testing could be used reliably and accurately to triage the common cytologic diagnoses of ASC-US. How will I know if a morphologically indeterminate lesion between LSIL and HSIL is a true HSIL when a large number of LSILs are p16-positive? It is true ... Nov 19, 2019 ... 2018- LSIL/HPV positive (outside provider), age 22. 2017- LSIL, age 21. 23 yo G1P1 with pap history including: 2019- ASCUS. 2018- LSIL/HPV ... LSILs look slightly abnormal when looked at under a microscope. They are usually caused by infection with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) and are ...