By the way, doctor: My Pap tests show insufficient cells. What does that mean?
An insufficient cell count can occur if a clinician has difficulty retrieving enough cells or if you have used a douche in the day or two before a Pap test. In such cases, the Pap test can simply be repeated and most often I also do a test for human papilloma virus (HPV) at the same time. The great majority of cervical cancers are caused by HPV.
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