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HPV help
Hello, I am extremely sad and depressed. Please give me some advice and info. I’m 30 years old, few sex partners in my life, drug and alcohol free.I had a pap smear and hpv test done, and I just got the results back today. I have a normal pap smear, but tested positive for high risk hpv.
Then the doctor, asked me to come back next week after she orders another test to find out exactly what strand I have……Shouldn’t she had done this prior to reading me the results!?
Any how, what’s the likelihood of me developing cancer? What about oral and anal cancer?
How will this virus effect my future sex life. I dont plan on having sex for many months to years...I only have sex when im in a longterm relationship. I am single now.
I take multivitaims, green tea, immune booster pills, and im in good shape. Can I clear the virus without medication? Im very healthy.
What type of natural herbs should I take?
I’m extremely depressed about this.
Then the doctor, asked me to come back next week after she orders another test to find out exactly what strand I have……Shouldn’t she had done this prior to reading me the results!?
Any how, what’s the likelihood of me developing cancer? What about oral and anal cancer?
How will this virus effect my future sex life. I dont plan on having sex for many months to years...I only have sex when im in a longterm relationship. I am single now.
I take multivitaims, green tea, immune booster pills, and im in good shape. Can I clear the virus without medication? Im very healthy.
What type of natural herbs should I take?
I’m extremely depressed about this.
A year ago, I found out that I had a high risk type of HPV as well. I also had to go in for more testing, as in a colpo and a biopsy. I ended up not having cancer, but I still have HPV. Since no one really knows that much about the virus, I have heard many contradictory things. My advice to you is to ask your doctor a lot of questions about the type of testing he or she wants to do. Write them down ahead of time, so you remember to ask them all. Then get a second opinion if you want because it never hurts.
I can't tell you your likelihood of developing cancer since they have not been doing research on this virus for very long and don't have very good numbers on it. I can tell you that the increase in interest in pap smears has reduced the number of women who die from it to almost none. If you get regular pap smears you have no reason to think that that could happen to you. Most women get treated for cervical cancer and very few even have their cervices removed. You can even have children if you haven't already.
When I first found out I had HPV, I was very depressed too. I was also very angry with the person who had given it to me. He broke up with me and got a new girlfriend right away and it didn't seem fair that he should be so happy while I was struggling with this. Now I am dating somebody new and we don't have a sexual relationship but I want to. I am now struggling with revealing to him my sexual history and how to answer any questions he might have. I am struggling with fears of inadequacy and rejection. Perhaps I should be telling you that this too shall pass, but what's really helped me in the past year is reaching out to others who are going through the same things I am. It definitely helps to know that you are not alone and other people feel the same way.I hope this helps you.
I can't tell you your likelihood of developing cancer since they have not been doing research on this virus for very long and don't have very good numbers on it. I can tell you that the increase in interest in pap smears has reduced the number of women who die from it to almost none. If you get regular pap smears you have no reason to think that that could happen to you. Most women get treated for cervical cancer and very few even have their cervices removed. You can even have children if you haven't already.
When I first found out I had HPV, I was very depressed too. I was also very angry with the person who had given it to me. He broke up with me and got a new girlfriend right away and it didn't seem fair that he should be so happy while I was struggling with this. Now I am dating somebody new and we don't have a sexual relationship but I want to. I am now struggling with revealing to him my sexual history and how to answer any questions he might have. I am struggling with fears of inadequacy and rejection. Perhaps I should be telling you that this too shall pass, but what's really helped me in the past year is reaching out to others who are going through the same things I am. It definitely helps to know that you are not alone and other people feel the same way.I hope this helps you.
First, you can go back and read some of my posts. Don’t be upset but you need to understand your testing. First your Pap is normal so believe that. This is the new world of medicine and really does nothing for your health!
In 2009, they changed the recommendations for Paps to every 2 years. The USPSTF United States Preventative Services Task Force recommends every 3 years.
The reason this change to every 2-3 years is that more testing was leading to false positives which added more testing with no benefit to a woman’s health. Paps should be done every 2-3 years from 21 to 65 and they should not be done before 21. They prey on women at 30 to add the extra HPV test for “piece of mind”. That piece of mind sometimes comes with a price because it is not a 100% accurate—so if it comes back positive they want to do another test. The HPV test that you had will not tell which strain, it will only say that you are positive for one of thirteen HPV’s. Had your Pap been mildly abnormal they would have wanted you to have a colposcopy (invasive and not necessary for a one time positive HPV test). But your Pap is normal and there is a new test on the market to test for HPV 16 or 18. So they want you to come in for the Cervista 16/18 test which was approved in 2009 and is also not always accurate. If you test positive they will want you to have a colposcopy. All this adds up to extra charges for office visits and procedures.
The real algorithm for your situation would be Pap normal, HPV positive would be just to retest again in 1 year. Additionally your risk with very few partners, no drugs or alcohol and a healthy lifestyle is low. Now this is hard for many women. Most women that have health insurance want to go and get the test, this is a case when actually not having health insurance helps because then women tend to put it off. This is the new "scare factor" in womens health. Also, don’t forget these added tests may have life insurance ramifications if you go apply for life insurance they will often ask for your past 5 year medical history.
You have more of a chance that your HPV test is false positive with a normal Pap. Even if you were positive most HPV infections are transient and clear up on their own in a few months. The fact that you have not been sexually active recently would really make it more likely to be a false positive.
Your risk for cancer is really low for any type of cancer even if you were positive, as I said most infections clear. HPV does not cause cancer. Cervical cancer is very rare in the US. Only a persistent HPV infection, one that lasts for several years usually only in women in their late 40’s that have not had a Pap in 5 or more years may in some rare cases cause cervical cancer. Oral and Anal cancer are even more rare.
Hope this helps!
In 2009, they changed the recommendations for Paps to every 2 years. The USPSTF United States Preventative Services Task Force recommends every 3 years.
The reason this change to every 2-3 years is that more testing was leading to false positives which added more testing with no benefit to a woman’s health. Paps should be done every 2-3 years from 21 to 65 and they should not be done before 21. They prey on women at 30 to add the extra HPV test for “piece of mind”. That piece of mind sometimes comes with a price because it is not a 100% accurate—so if it comes back positive they want to do another test. The HPV test that you had will not tell which strain, it will only say that you are positive for one of thirteen HPV’s. Had your Pap been mildly abnormal they would have wanted you to have a colposcopy (invasive and not necessary for a one time positive HPV test). But your Pap is normal and there is a new test on the market to test for HPV 16 or 18. So they want you to come in for the Cervista 16/18 test which was approved in 2009 and is also not always accurate. If you test positive they will want you to have a colposcopy. All this adds up to extra charges for office visits and procedures.
The real algorithm for your situation would be Pap normal, HPV positive would be just to retest again in 1 year. Additionally your risk with very few partners, no drugs or alcohol and a healthy lifestyle is low. Now this is hard for many women. Most women that have health insurance want to go and get the test, this is a case when actually not having health insurance helps because then women tend to put it off. This is the new "scare factor" in womens health. Also, don’t forget these added tests may have life insurance ramifications if you go apply for life insurance they will often ask for your past 5 year medical history.
You have more of a chance that your HPV test is false positive with a normal Pap. Even if you were positive most HPV infections are transient and clear up on their own in a few months. The fact that you have not been sexually active recently would really make it more likely to be a false positive.
Your risk for cancer is really low for any type of cancer even if you were positive, as I said most infections clear. HPV does not cause cancer. Cervical cancer is very rare in the US. Only a persistent HPV infection, one that lasts for several years usually only in women in their late 40’s that have not had a Pap in 5 or more years may in some rare cases cause cervical cancer. Oral and Anal cancer are even more rare.
Hope this helps!
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