Need a 2nd opinion on cryotherapy recovery!!

I am 22, and had a cryotherapy procedure done on my cervix on 6/27. I had "severe dyplasia" that was apparently mostly gathered toward the outside ring of my cervix rather than the canal. This is why my MD decided cryo would have a good chance at working. However, tomorrow (7/11) will be the 2-week mark. And my discharge has been rather crazy. It was very watery at first. Then after a few days, it turned brown, got very heavy, and quite smelly. At that point I called my MD and he said the smell is just the dead cells sloughing off, and that the brown discharge is normal. However, now my discharge is actual red blood. It is quite heavy too, more than a normal period. I seriously doubt it is my period though since I am on the pill. It is a possibility though, as I took a few of my pills later in the day than I usually do last week. However, I did not miss a pill a single day, just took a few later on than usual! So I have no idea what to think. My MD has always SEEMED pretty informative and knowledgeable in the past, but after reading things online, I am not sure I want to go on his opinion alone. Is this normal?....... And a few other easy questions. My MD said tampon and sex are okay after 2 weeks. Should I go on what he says, or wait longer? And also, my boyfriend and I both have the same strand(s) of HPV, now that we have been sexually monogamous for over 2 years. But while my cervix is healing over the next 3 months, would it be wiser for him to wear a condom? I ask this because I assume I will be re-exposed to the same HPV strand I have, only from him again. We really really do not like to use them, but if it would be best for my health, we will. I really do not want to have to deal with another procedure like cryo..... Thank you!

[katiejayne89]

I know it's been a good few years since your post, but how long did your discharge last? I just had this procedure done the other day and the doctor was rushing to get done with me so asking questions was limited. My discharge is still clear but no odor. Will it for sure change to brown like you had and have odor to it? I guess it doesn't really matter since I get my period this coming friday but thought that I would ask. I have one more question. Do you know what mild dysplasia means when you are tested for high risk hpv 2 times and it was negative each time and have never had genital warts(since that's what low risk hpv causes)? Mild dysplasia is what my abnormal cells were called once the biopsy results got back.

[MRS_SANDERS03]

Most abnormal cell changes are cause by HPV. Dysplasia means abnormal growth or development.

Inflamation (inflammation) and or a bacterial infection could cause cells that are not normal.

Pregnancy may also cause abnormal changes.

However…being HPV negative doesn’t mean that you do not have HPV…the HPV test only screens for 13 high risk HPV types. Low risk HPV types are not screened for in the most commonly use FDA approved HPV test….and since they are 40 genital HPV types then the test does not screen for all genital HPV types. Also the test looks for ratio of per cell units…and if the virus was in low virual load it would show as a negative. Low risk HPV types 6 and 11 cause many low grade cervical cell changes.

I have provided some information and links....and I know your doctor scheduled a time for another Pap smear...your mild cells may have regressed by the time you see your doctor next.

I wish you well.

HPV types 6 and 11, the most common low-risk HPV types account for >90% of all cases of genital warts. Previously, it was thought that low-risk HPV types cause low-grade cervical lesions and high-risk HPV types cause high-grade cervical lesions (CIN 2/3). HPV 6 and 11, the most common low-risk HPV types, account for ~25% of CIN 1 lesions; however, ~75% of CIN 1 lesions are caused by high-risk types, with ~25% of CIN 1 lesions caused by the most common high-risk HPV types HPV 16 and HPV 18 [Gravitt, 2005]. At this stage of HPV infection, viral clearance and regression of cytologic abnormalities occurs in over 85% of these HPV infections
www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/disease…
56.7% of CIN-1 and nearly one-third of CIN-2/3 lesions following incident HPV-6-11-16 or -18 infections did not correlate with the incident infection HPV type. Cumulative 36-month progression rates to CIN-2/3 testing positive for the relevant HPV type were highest for HPV-16 infections (16.5%), followed by HPV-18 (8.2%). Overall, 26.0% of CIN-1, 50.0% of CIN-2 and 70.6% of CIN-3 biopsies tested positive for HPV-6-11-16-18 infections.
More than 40 types of HPV can be passed through sexual contact.
http://www.4woman.gov/faq/human-papillom…

There are over 100 types of papillomaviruses (HPVs) that infect humans. Of these, more than 40 types can infect the anogenital tract (genital tract and anus) of men and women and cause genital warts (known as condylomata acuminata or venereal warts). A subgroup of the HPVs that infect the anogenital tract (genital tract and anus) can lead to precancerous changes in the uterine cervix and cause uterine, cervical cancer. HPV infection also is associated with the development of other anogenital cancers in women. The HPV types that cause cervical cancer also have been linked with both anal and penile cancer in men as well as a subgroup of head and neck cancers in both women and men. Genital warts and HPV infection are transmitted primarily by sexual intimacy, and the risk of infection increases as the number of sexual partners increase.
The most common HPV types that infect the anogenital tract are HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18 (HPV-6, HPV-11, HPV-16, and HPV-18), although other HPV types can also infect the anogenital tract. Among these, HPV-6 and HPV-11 are most commonly associated with benign lesions such as genital warts and mild dysplasia of the cervix (potentially precancerous changes in the appearance of cervical cells under a microscope) and are termed "low-risk" HPV types. In contrast, HPV-16 and HPV-18 are the types found in the majority of cervical and anogenital cancers as well as severe dysplasia of the cervix. These belong to the so-called "high-risk" group of HPVs.

http://www.medicinenet.com/genital_warts…
www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm



Cervical dysplasia describes the presence of abnormal, precancerous cells on the surface of the cervix or its canal. Doctors recognize two types of dysplasia: low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LGSIL) and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HGSIL). The abnormal cells present in LGSIL usually return to normal on their own within 18 to 24 months, but the HGSIL cells, if not treated, can progress to cancer of the cervix. To detect these changes early, it is essential to have regular Pap smears.
http://www.medem.com/medlib/article/ZZZI…

Main Entry: dys•pla•sia
Pronunciation: dis- pl -zh( -)
Function: noun
1 : variation in somatotype (as in degree of ectomorphy, endomorphy, or mesomorphy) from one part of a human body to another
2 : abnormal growth or development (as of organs or cells); broadly : abnormal anatomic structure due to such growth
- dys•plas•tic /- plas-tik/ adjective
http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/…
Cervical cells can go through many types of changes that are not cancer. Many times these changes will go away on their own. These changes can be caused by:
• Inflammation (redn