is it hpv??

Question

i couple of months ago, i went for a pap smear and my results came back with abnormal cells, which the dr described as moderate dysplasia! i had taken a pap test about two years before and my results were normal, but with thrush... anyway, the doctor said i had to do a colposcopy/biopsy to take some tissue and send it to the lab for further examination. when the results came back, i was told my cells were still abnormal, but not as abnormal as before, so i've been told to take another pap test! do you think i may have hpv or dysplasia... and could it be healing on its own? please help??

Answer 1

I have had abnormal paps due to HPV infection beginning when I was 17! I have had biopsies, laser and cryo surgeries. The good news is, it CAN get better on its own! A few years ago, I had a pap come back as SEVERE dysplasia...the pap the year before was normal! I had biopsies, and then it was found to be moderate. I was supposed to go back in 4 months...but a year and a half went by, I got married, moved, just forgot I guess. 4 months ago I went back in and it was NORMAL, praise God! I am still supposed to go in every 4 months..until I have had 4 normals..but it DID clear up. I was told to take good care of yourself, and if you smoke, STOP. I guess smoking is sooo bad for your cervical health! I take extra folic acid ( which is proven to stimulate healthy cell growth) I have read alot on this virus, and it is said that the MAJORITY of young women who have abnormal cervical cells have the HPV virus. They can tast your blood to be sure. Try not to worry though. Just take care of yourself and get regular paps. :-)

Answer 2

I was diagnosed with hpv about 2 years ago. I had some flesh colored "skin tag" looking bumps between my vagina and bottom. The doctor burned them off and told me to come for a colposcopy as well. They took a biopsy (OUCH!) and removed any abnormalitys they saw. They put a vinegar solution on the cervix to see the cells. I was told i had hpv and that i could choose to do nothing and let my body deal with it on its own or "freeze" my cervix. I dont remember what freezing does but i chose to do nothing because im young. Anyway ever since ove had NO hpv related problems and my paps are normal. I was told that sometimes when the doctor does the biopsy, they remove the problem. The virus is always in my body but im not getting warts.
There are many strains of hpv and not all cause warts and not all cause cervical cancer. The warts on the feet or hands are hpv too but they are a different strain.
if the doctor made no mention of hpv then you probably dont have it. But hpv can cause dysplasia.
check out this site http://www.womenshealthchannel.com/cervicaldysplasia/index.shtml

Answer 3

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Papillomaviruses are a diverse group of DNA-based viruses that infect the skin and mucous membranes of humans and a variety of animals. More than 100 different human papillomavirus (HPV) types have been characterized. Some HPV types cause benign skin warts, or papillomas, for which the virus family is named. HPVs associated with the development of such "common warts" are transmitted environmentally or by casual skin-to-skin contact.

Cervical Pap smear testing is used to detect HPV-induced cellular abnormalities. This allows targeted surgical removal of pre-cancerous lesions prior to the development of invasive cervical cancer. In the absence of Pap testing or treatment, about 1% of women with genital HPV infections will eventually go on to develop cervical cancer. Although the widespread use of Pap testing has reduced the incidence and lethality of cervical cancer in developed countries, the disease still kills several hundred thousand women per year worldwide. A recently approved HPV vaccine that blocks initial infection with several of the most common sexually transmitted HPV types may lead to further decreases in the incidence of HPV-induced cancer (Lowy and Schiller 2006).

Answer 4

hpv can cause abnormal paps. If it is "less abnormal" like you were told, I would go with it, and go back in about 3 months. I had a slightly abnormal one once, my Dr. had me come back in 4 months, then it was normal. She told me that since the 1st abnormal one wasn't really bad, it didn't require more than another pap few months later.

Answer 5

The virus that causes venereal warts and causes cervical cancer in women. As a matter of fact over 99.9% of cervical cancer is linked to hpv. It has spread as bad as it has because you don't even have to actually have a wart to spread the virus and a lot of people are infected and don't even know it. They have a vaccine now that they are giving to young women.

Answer 6

the best advice I have is to have ask your doctor for a hpv test.

Answer 7

Human Papiloma Virus - unfortunately, this virus can cause cancer in women