Hi 96,

When a smear comes back with any abnormalities the biopsies from your colposcopy will be sent off to the pathology lab so that they can confirm or deny those findings. Biopsies are far more detailed than your smear.

As your smear test showed low grade abnormalities it is likely your results will be low grade (CIN I or CIN II). If it is CIN I it's unlikely you'll have any further treatment, but will have more frequent smears, just to see if your body heals itself (most do).

If it's CIN II, it depends on whether there are just, a few CIN II cells, or whether there are more and also where you are in your life, any existing medical conditions, whether you want children in the future. All play a part in whether it is, let's watch and wait to see if it fixes itself or not.

If you have high grade abnormal cells found like CGIN or CIN III, then it is likely that a LLETZ will be recommended. This will remove a small portion of your cervix and that portion will also be sent to the pathology lab to ensure they have removed everything.

On the basis you have been identified as having low grade abnormal cells, it's likely you will have more regular smears and nothing more.

I'm not a medical expert, I've just learnt a lot fr Jo's cervical cancer Trust forums as there are many people on their going through smear tests, Colposcopy biopsies and more.

Good luck with your results x

Thank you @lavenderlemon, so do they always do biopsies during a colposcopy then? The doctor who was going to take my coil out and told me what my cervix looked like told me they would likely burn any cells the same day and a few of my friends have had colposcopy and told low risk with no biopsy and sent away and the others have had to have cells burnt after the colposcopy like doc said, the first leaflet for colposcopy says sometimes they will take biopsy, this is why I'm worrying. :( thankyou

If abnormal cells have been found on your smear test then usually yes. 

On the basis they said you could be treated there and then, that's great news! As they clearly didn't see anything visible that caused them to treat you there and thrn and just took a biopsy to be absolutely sure you don't need treatment. 

If you are having a colposcopy for other medical reasons, it's unusual for a biopsy to be taken.

X

Ahh brilliant that's such relief thank you. That's what I was trying to work out wether they'd took the biopsy to see if it was bad enough to need treating or wether they thought it was already cancer and that's why they'd not bothered to burn on the same day. She was very vague and I was too shy to ask questions at the time! Thanks again x

You are most welcome. Its such an anxiety inducing time. I hope now you can relax for the next few weeks xx