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A lot of concern
Hey everyone! I am a 22 yr old female. I have never had a Pap smear or any kind of shot to protect myself from hpv. I have been active with oral sex for a few years and just recently In the past year became vaginally sexually active with my fiancé.
I have developed a small circular barely raised bump where my tonsils used to be and my throat is turning white. I went to my schools clinic and she told me I had strep and gave me antibiotics. I took them but the whiteness and bump is still there. Sore throat went away. I get a small earache every now and then. I have looked up pictures of strep throat and of oral cancer and it looks like cancer. I am scared that I have contracted hpv and now am developing orpharyngeal cancer.
I also read about hiv causing most of oral problems and I was tested in March and came back negative. I also tested myself with an in home kit last month and it was negative.
My question is what do I need to do in my next step? Go to a gyno? Ask for std testing? See an ent doc? See a cancer specialist? Get a shot for hpv?
I have developed a small circular barely raised bump where my tonsils used to be and my throat is turning white. I went to my schools clinic and she told me I had strep and gave me antibiotics. I took them but the whiteness and bump is still there. Sore throat went away. I get a small earache every now and then. I have looked up pictures of strep throat and of oral cancer and it looks like cancer. I am scared that I have contracted hpv and now am developing orpharyngeal cancer.
I also read about hiv causing most of oral problems and I was tested in March and came back negative. I also tested myself with an in home kit last month and it was negative.
My question is what do I need to do in my next step? Go to a gyno? Ask for std testing? See an ent doc? See a cancer specialist? Get a shot for hpv?
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