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Nutrition & Healing - Abnormal PAP Smear
By Dr. Jonathan V. Wright
If you've been told you have an abnormal PAP smear, but it's not cancer or very near cancel yet, then there's a good possibility you can help it return to normal. If surgery has been recommended because it's cancer or near, then it's best to have it done and work on preventing repeat abnormality in the future.
Sometimes a vaginal infection is discovered at the same time as the abnormal PAP smear. Clearing up the infection may help improve the next PAP smear also. If there's no infection, the "routine" treatment is just waiting until the next test.
Just in case you're still smoking, please stop, even though it's difficult. Smoking decreases our chances of improvement and increases the probability of abnormalities in the future.
Folic acid can help n an abnormal PAP smear. Though smaller quantities can be helpful, I usually recommend 25 milligrams twice daily to maximize chances of success. Although safe, these quantities usually require a prescription. If you need a referral to a doctor near you for this prescription, you might call the American College of Advancement in Medicine. I'll give you their telephone number at the end of this brief.
Vitamin A should be part of a PAP smear normalization program. I usually recommend 75,000 units daily until the next PAP smear is done. Although in nearly 20 years I've observed no unwanted effects from this amount of vitamin A when taken by women with abnormal PAP smears, it's advisable to work with a health care professional skilled and knowledgeable in nutritional and natural therapies.
Beta-carotene will not do all the same things as vitamin A and vice-versa, so it's wisest to take 25 of beta-carotene also. Beta-carotene will not increase chances of vitamin A excess.
Whenever you take extra vitamin A or beta-carotene, use extra vitamin E to prevent them from breaking down too rapidly. I usually recommend 400 units of vitamin E daily.
Vitamin C is the last individual nutrient on the list for improving abnormal PAP smears. I usually recommend at least 1000 milligrams, twice daily.
Whenever I recommend individual nutrients, I always recommend a general vitamin-mineral supplement to "back them up".
It usually takes two to three months for the supplements you've read about to help make a positive change in the abnormal PAP smear. If the change is in a positive direction, but not normal yet, the supplements should be continued. Once the PAP smear is normal, quantities should be tapered to a maintenance level of 5 milligrams folic acid, 25,000 units vitamin A, 10,000 units beta-carotene and 1,000 milligrams vitamin C.
In the minority of instances in which oral supplementation doesn't work, but the PAP smear still isn't serious enough for surgery to be recommended, there's one other procedure you might talk over with your doctor, as it definitely requires a doctor's help. Since vitamin A is a powerful cell-nonnalizer at high concentrations locally,
I'll sometimes inject 50,000 units of the form used for intravenous injection directly into the cervix, using a "four quadrant" injection. The procedure is painful, but has normalized a few PAP smears when oral supplementation hasn't.
Because of differences in age, metabolism, or potential allergy, these diet and supplement therapies may not be suitable for you. Consult a health care professional skilled in nutritional and natural therapies. To locate one near you, you might call the American College of Advancement in Medicine at 800-532-3688 or the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians at 206-323-7610.
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