Women's experiences of miscarriage
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a repeat in another year. On the occasions on which two consecutive smears are reported as showing 'no endocervical cells' I am left wondering whether timing in the cycle makes a difference, since there are undoubtedly some times when the cervix appears dry and the quantity and quality of the sample seems poor. Our local histopathologist does not agree with this suggestion but then he is not taking the sample. It would be interesting to know what other general practitioners do in this situation.
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