It can be scary when you find out your Pap test is abnormal. Many women have found it helpful to:

• Ask friends or loved ones for support. They can go to the health care provider's office with you while you are learning about choices in testing and treatment.
• Ask your health care provider to:
  • Help you understand medical terms that are confusing
  • Tell you how other people have handled the types of feelings that you are having
• Contact the organizations listed in the Resource section ¹.

"I owed it to myself and my family to find out if anything was wrong. And once I had the facts, it was easy to take the next step." JENNY, AGE 46