i have an hpv virus .through pap test i came to know abt it.?

Question

i dont know how i caught it.i never had sex with anyone but only with my husband & he too never had sex.i dont understand how?before my pap test ,me & my hubby had sex.can that affect the result of pap test?can it wrongly show in pap test that i have hpv or can it changes cell inside? can someone help?

Answer 1

Your doctor should have explained all of this when you were diagnosed, but it is possible to contract HPV in nonsexual ways or through intimate contact that is not intercourse. It can even be transmitted from mother to child before or during birth.

You can find loads of information online if you use "HPV information" as a search term. One good place to start is this page:
http://www.ashastd.org/hpv/hpv_learn_fastfacts.cfm

Virtually all sexually active women will get HPV in their lives, but not all types are as risky as others, and a great many women will clear the virus from their systems. You need to discuss with your doctor which subtype you have and what extra precautions if any you should take. One thing you need to be careful about is not missing your annual pap smears and exams.

Having sex, douching, and using tampons within 48 hours before a Pap test can affect the results, but they won't make HPV tests positive. These things can cause the cells of the cervix to show changes due to mild trauma, but the virus test is done a different way and is not the same reading. It could be possible your husband has it and you don't and the virus in the test came from him, but that's a stretch.

You should share that information with your doctor and you might want a repeat test after abstaining for a few days. Always give your doctor all the facts, even if they are a bit embarassing.

Please remember that even if you have the virus, it doesn't automatically mean you will get warts or cancer. Proper follow-up is important, but knowledge is power with this virus. How you got it isn't very important compared to what you do with the knowledge you were infected. It seems scary now, but educate yourself and work with your doctors to stay healthy.

You are not alone. Estimates are that 25% of the women in the world have this virus.

Answer 2

They told me this a long time ago, but it turned out to be untrue. If you have sex within 24 hours of going to the gyno, your test results can link you to HPV. Also, if you're still young, sometimes your uterus isn't fully developed and it will say that you have "an abnormal cell" (They do not do pap smears on girls under 18 now because of this) Get a second opinion!

Answer 3

I would ask the Gyn if you could have a retest.

Sex before having a Pap can effect the results. You're not supposed to have sex within 24 hours before having a Pap.