Hi and thanks for posting

It's normal to be confused by smear results and abnormal cells - many people aren't always sure what this means.

The important thing is that abnormal cells are not cancer - even cin 3 changes which are classed as severe, are not cancer. If the cells were left for 10-15yrs they have the ability to change, but that is why the cervical screening programme is 3 yearly , with more frequent checks if there are moderate or severe changes .This is to prevent cancer. 

It can take a while, sometimes a couple of years for the immune system to get rid of HPV and there's nothing really that you can do - it's known that smoking and if you're run down can all delay this process, but eventually you will find it's clear. There's more about HPV (which causes abnormal cells) here  

There is no need to delay getting pregnant as many people will find they're pregnant just after their smear test showed some changes. You can read more about this here  

Do give us a call if you'd like to go over any of this - many people do ring about these sort of issues - Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

Try and not worry about this - it is very common though I appreciate it can be frustrating waiting for HPV to clear.

All the best

Wanda