Hi and thanks for posting

It's great that the scan and bloods were negative . Abnormal bleeding is not that unusual with a number of different possible explanations and it's good that nothing of concern showed up.

Many people will have a positive HPV on a smear test - with a repeat smear usually taken again after a year to make sure that your immune system has cleared it up.

It's the guidelines to wait for 3 months after a smear has been shown to be 'inadequate', meaning that not enough cells were removed at the smear to be able to have a good look at them under the microscope. The wait is so that the cells in the lining of the cervix can regenerate after some of them will have been removed from the previous smear attempt. An inadequate smear doesn't mean it was abnormal, just that it was unreadable.

Do give us a ring to talk things through if you would like to - on Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

All the best and try and not worry about this if you can

Wanda

Thank you so much for this , 

this has cleared up a lot of what I wanted to know . many thanks 

Gillian 

Thank you so much for this , 

this has cleared up a lot of what I wanted to know . many thanks 

Gillian