HPV is not usually when going to the restroom.....8 out of 10 women get a strand of HPV by the time they are 30 years old... once diagnosed the body will usually "clear" the virus within 2 years......as long as you take care of yourself, dont smoke, and go to your regular obgyn appts to get the paps then it should never turn into cancer.... you could have gotten this from the first person you ever slept with, so stop worrying about who you got it from and worry about moving forward with your life,... they only way to REALLY protect yiour other partners is to not have sex, but since your active just make sure you use a condom everytime and do no sleep with anyone who your having an outbreak....and be honest with them....HPV has a couple of strands of genital warts and other strands could cause cancer if not treated....HPV can lay dormant for 10+ years.....rapid cell change means your cells are changing fast.... did they mention doing a colposcopy??...that would be a biopsy of your cervix to see if the cells are cancerous.... not all high risk means "cancer" you have to have precancerous cells....
make sure you do what they say......and things will get better.... i have moderate HPV and dysplasia and i just went back for my check up and they said its clearing up....good luck .... im here if you need to talk!
Hi !
Thanks for your insight. Does a colposcopy hurt? Does any other treatment hurt?
Thanks-
First and foremost, I noticed you addressed your questions to a doctor, but this portion of the website does not have doctors answering your questions; we are not trained physicians or anything of the like, you need to know that. However, I believe I can answer your questions based on the research I have done for quite some time now, and the help of prominent doctors, and virologists.
If you tested positive for HPV and HSV, then you have both, one does not lead to the other, the two viruses are separate entities entirely. The cases that turn into cervical cancer are rare, especially if caught early. As long as you remain healthy and not immune compromised, you should be fine, it's not something worth deliberating about. You may come across statistics that claim "hpv causes 90% of cervical cancer", however this is highly misleading. Although hpv is may be found in 90% of cervical cancer cases, BY NO MEANS do 90% of the women who have hpv get cervical cancer.
Do not think too much about who gave it to you, any one of your exes could have. Also, it is spread through skin to skin contact, there is no need to have sex to spread it. Therefore, if only your genitals run up against someone else, it can be spread. As for protecting future partners from hpv and hsv, you can only do this by abstaining from sex. There is no guarantee that a condom will protect from them, especially since it is on your skin, and condoms do not cover all the area required.
Any more questions, feel free to ask.
My Best,
Rainn
In the majority of cases, hpv will clear the system without any troubles. Long term effects can inclue cancer, but as I mentioned, that is a rarity.