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TWO ABNORMAL PAP SMEARS....IM ONLY 19
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TWO ABNORMAL PAP SMEARS....IM ONLY 19
by Reesie222, Mar 20, 2007 12:00AM
Ok I am very scared right now. I am 19 years old and I've had six sex partners. In the last year I've only had two sex partners. I always get checked out for STD's whenever I am sexually active. In 2005 I was diagnosed with Chlaymidia and Gonnereha. I was treated for both STD,s and they went away. I have'nt had an STD since then. I have one sex partner at the time. I have been sexually active with this particular male since I started having sex three years ago. He is the only person I've been sexually active with this year. Ok moving on I went to my GYN doctor sometime around late December. I had a pap test done and was unaware the my test was abnormal until I went to the doctor recently. My doctor gave me another pap test and she notified me of my results yesterday. She told me that my test was abnormal once again and the problem had worsened. I am supposed to have a colposcopy done next week. I am very scared because I keep thinking this could be HPV or cancer. I have'nt had any vaginal problems and everything seems normal. What could be going on with me?? Im confused
i was also told last summer after having a abnormal pap test that i would
need a colposcopy because i had abnormal results.
once the colposcopy done (its not so bad... or painfull) i was told by my gyn
that i had pre-cancerous cells due to hpv..
and i never had a abnormal pap test in the past, and i've been with my husband for a long time.
she did tell me that NOT ALL WOMEN get symptoms when they have hpv
or other problems in the vagina.
i NEVER had any..... no warts no pain... nothing at all....
i had a procedure done to get the pre-cancerous cells out and now i have to get a colposcopy evry 6 months for 2 years to make sure it doen not come back..
to get to your point... usually the gyn does the colposcopy when the results of your pap is not clear and they need to go further and closer to see what it is and sometimes they do the colposcopy to see if pre-cancerous cells are present... or to see what are the changes in yous cervical cells.. they put a liquid and all the cells turn a different a color exept the bad ones (if you have any)...
BELIEVE ME I KNOW ITS STRESSING when you dont know what is going on with your own body... i was freaked out myself and still are...
i wish you luck and let us know how you are doing...
to all who have or are worried they have HPV. let me tell you it is a seriuos thing that requires your constant attention. I am now 23 & havee had 2 colp. tests done 1 in the 1st year,age 21 , with ok results, then now in Apr my pap test came back abnormal so again I had a colposcomy-my spelling is probably incorrect, but again my results where ok. My case is that I have the kind of HPV with no warts, which i thought made me lucky and a more low risk case of HPV. Unfortunately m OBGYN informed me that those with my type of HPV (without warts) are the ones more at risk for curvical cancer(high risk) ! So be aware that you must be the advocate for your body health ask any and all questions of you doctor. It took me 2.5 years worth of pap tests and obgyn visits to learn what I know thus far about hpv. My obgyn just told me a real horror story about a patient last week who came in ffor her 1st pap test in 30 yrs with her teenage daughter. Unaware she has been living with HPV for these many years. Her results came back as curvical cancer. Her case is so severe they say there is nothing that can be done for her, and she will dying. Now she is having her daughter get the HPV vacine Gardacil. I was horrified by this story and asked my doctor if I will have curvical cancer in older age. He said that since I am young and am getting m routine paps 2 time a year until conditions= normal results for 2 years, and then stick religiously to 1 pap each year then my doctor says this kind of proactive attention for signs will minimize the chances of getting cervical cancer. Thus, my message to every girl that gets a chance to see my message, i URGE you to see your doctor or OBGYN as much as they tell you. OFTEN signs of HPV go unsee for years. There are over 100 strands or forms of HPV, while some with warts are low grade risk and might go away on theeir own, there is not certainty of your chances, as each type of HPV is unique. My doctor told me that most likely my symptoms of HPV will eventually disappear, but can reappear at any time. THere is still so much research being done on HPV. Even if you do have HPV I urge you to get the vaccine Gardasil. Educate your mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends about HPV. Shockingly my older cousin in her 30's was diagnosed with HPV over 10 years ago. If i had known about HPV, perhaps I could have been aware of it, and the correct precautions to take. Also I will tell you in my case, I had one partner who had only 1 partner before me, and we used condoms everytime, except for oral