A lot of concern

[ahow19]

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?

[ahow19]

I went to the doctor yesterday and they said the white stuff on my throat I was seeing was actually scar tissue from having my tonsils removed years ago.  I plan on getting a Pap smear feb 10 and I will ask about the shot then.

[veryworried420]

Go to an ENT doc or to an oral surgeon to get any bump removed and biopsied for HPV. No matter what happens, get the vaccine so that you are not infected by any strains you don't already have. GYNs are for genital issues, not throat issues. Eventually, get a Pap done to know about your genital health.