The stick and brush are then moved across a glass slide causing the cells to become attached to the slide. The slide is then chemically treated and sent to a cytology laboratory where it is first stained with special dyes and then examined through the microscope by a cytotechnologist. If no abnormal cells are seen, it is reported as normal. If abnormal cells are seen, the slide is then looked at by a pathologist. The pathologist then assigns a diagnosis to the smear.
Malignant cells are present.
All of these with the exception of numbers 1 and 2 require some kind of further evaluation. The kind of evaluation depends on which one it is. If that repeat is still abnormal, then a colposcopy with biopsy is indicated. Further treatment depends on the results of those tests. Further treatment depends on the results.