I was discussing this with my health class the topic became interesting. What if you thought you had an std for like three years and finally when you get a pap smear the pap smear is normal. I know this theses disease is bad and can cause infertility, or hpv, any how the cells that is collected through your paps smear (not for an std test) those cells would be abnormal right which will say that you have a abnormal paps smear. your help will be great wanted. pease be percise I am doing a paper on std for my health class. some of the research is just not working. because I know a pap smear is used to test for cancer or what not I am interested in the cells thst do go bad wouldn't they show over a couser period of time? So confused?
2007-01-04 15:10:07 · 5 answers · asked by soawake 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
The Human Papilloma Virus can eventually cause cervical cancer. That is one of the cancers that the pap smear is trying to detect. Whether or not it catches the problem in 3 years is debatable.
Human Papilloma Virus is definitely transmitted by sex and therefore qualifies as an STD.
Up to now we just had to wait to see who got cancer. The pap smear was the way to catch it before it killed you. Now we can prevent it, at least part of the time. There is a new vaccine to prevent women/girls from getting HPV from their partners.
If you thought you had an STD you should get the blood tests that show those diseases, rather than a pap smear. Most of them have symptoms on the genitals that appear, last a while, and then disappear only to cause hidden damage and re-emerge later.
When you write your paper about STD's write about each one separately (at least 1 paragraph for each). Include information about transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and long term consequences of lack of treatment. You will find out all those things you have asked about. Make sure to include syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, AIDS, and HPV.
2007-01-04 15:42:53 · answer #1 · answered by Elizabeth 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I tested positive for abnormal pap 5 years ago, they concluded I had HPV.
For the next 3 years my paps were completely normal, then after 3-4 years I got another abnormal pap showing HPV.
This is why many people can not say when or where they got their STD, It can bury itself and "hybernate" at times.
Most likely if you had it once, you still have it, many std can be detected through the blood but show up normal on a pap.
2007-01-04 15:26:30 · answer #2 · answered by Brigitte C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From my understanding, STDs will not cause abnormal pap smears.
And just a quick note, hpv IS an std, not caused by stds.
2007-01-04 15:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-23 04:49:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hpv. is a std . ????
2007-01-04 17:37:52 · answer #5 · answered by the_silverfoxx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋