HPV

[jekasica]

I was wondering if anyone has had an abnormal pap and got results that you had HPV and when they went to do more test they found out they were wrong and the test was just bad? I got results saying they found traces of Hpv in my system and im freaking out about it! I have been reading up on it and found out that a symptom for HPV is planter warts and i have had plenty of those in the past! Should i be worried or not?? HELP

[paranoidpatty]

HPV is strange.  I was diagnosed with it in my first pregnancy. I didn't even know I had it and never saw any warts because they were internal and never felt any different. Doctors said it was no big deal. I had clear paps all the time after that and then about 10 years later I get a bad pap saying I need to have a biopsy (Leep procedure). That went well and (knock on wood) I've been clear ever since.  They say it could clear up on its own. Who knows, maybe I was re-infected with another strain when the bad pap came up.

[jekasica]

Everything i have read says that its something you will have for the rest of your life, and cant get rid of because no cure! Its just scary im young and dont want it to end up being cancerous because i do have a cyst on my ovary and i dont want it to be cancerous. Im scared!

[happybaby23]

I found out I had HPV with my second pregnancy and I too had no symptoms of it.  I also had a LEEP done just the other day.  Hopefully it comes back in the clear which my doctor suspects it will.  It sounds scary, but honestly, it is more common than you think.  Just keep getting your yearly Paps done.  That way (knock on wood) if something does come up it can be treated right away.  I was scared and did a lot of reading as well.  As with anything arm yourself with knowledge and know that what ever happens treatments are always more successful when a problem is found early on.

[jekasica]

Well how common is it for a pap to be done and come abck abnormal saying you have HPV then doing more test showing that it was nothing?

[navywife41305]

i had my prenatal pap aug 28 and it came back abnormal..i freaked out until i had my colposcopy (which is something they do to look at your cervix, they put a vinager solution on the surface of your cervix and the abnormal cells will turn a whitish color) the doc who did it explained that the main reason they even DO pap smears is to look for signs of HPV and cancer. about 70% of women have it and a lot dont even know, they never show symptoms and it only shows up on a pap...there are over 80 different strands, only about 4 cause cancer, and about 2-4 cause genital warts. he said that most of the time HPV will clear on its own(if you DO have warts, there are procedures you can do to remove them) and for alot of pregnant women it clears due to child birth. he said there is NO RISK AT ALL to the baby, but i still have to go back 8 weeks post partum for another colposcopy and will have to continue that until i have 3 'normal' paps

[caligirl22]

I had an abnormal pap come back and say that I had HPV. I was devistated I am youngf as well and odnt want to deal with the rest of my life. I had read a lot as well and there are some cases that clear up on their own. I dont have any signs of warts. My ex who I still talk to and who gave this to me says that his new g friends test have come back all negative for this. I kinda have this feeling that as soon as you have one abnormal pap they automatically go to this. There is a lot of info on this and after talking to some friends I realize I am the not the only one with this. Its a very scary thing but if you just stay on top of it, they will catch anything before it becomes cancer. I dont think its very normal for the second tests to come back negative, but it could always happen!