High Risk HPV?

Question

While I was pregnant with my daughter I had low risk HPV and they couldnt do anything because I was prego! Now that it has went undone I was just diagnosed with High Risk HPV and have to get a colposcopy /biopsy done this Tuesday. Does this mean I may have cervical cancer? Does it hurt? What should I expect?

Answer 1

No, it doesn't mean you have cervical cancer .. it might just mean you have pre-cancerous cells on your cervix .. which can be removed! they say that you really only get cancer if you have pre-cancerous cells for about 10 years un-treated with no pap smears to detect it early.
It sounds like you've detected it very early .. so they can do everything needed to remove the pre-cancerous cells.
Having a baby makes your cells change more so than not having a baby. Because there is more fluid, more blood flow, and more cell changing from your cervix dialiating and thinning out from the pregnancy and delivery.
They will just take a biopsy (piece of the cervix) and test it for cancer. It's not very painful .. if you've already had a child, then that will be painless to you! :)

Don't worry .. it's very common! and early detection is the best .. which you have done! so as long as you are staying on top of it and not just skipping anual pap smears .. you will be just fine!

there is so much technology these days .. it can be early detected and removed .. nothing like it used to be in the 70s and 80s :)

good luck! God bless!

Answer 2

Not necessarily. I had a colposcopy done a couple weeks ago. I am now 33 weeks pregnant. The doctor told me there was ntohing to worry about but that I should keep up with my PAPs and colposcopy's. My doctor said it MAY turn into cervical cancer but it isn't likely.
It doesn't hurt at all. I'd just relax. When I found out I had HPV I literally cried for hours and sobbed. Then I read some very helpful books and a pamphlet that my doctor gave me. It made me feel so much better.

Answer 3

nope it doesn't mean you have cervical cancer, but they are giving you a procedure that looks for cervical cancer.

A colposcopy is a visual examination of the cervix--a relatively simple and painless procedure, usually performed in your physician's office. The actual procedure lasts approximately ten to fifteen minutes.
A colposcopy seems much like a Pap smear, however, there a few important differences. You are positioned on the examination table as in a Pap smear, however acetic acid (such as, common table vinegar) is placed on the cervix which causes the cervical cells to fill with water so light will not pass through them.

Another difference that you will notice is that your physician uses a colposcope to view your cervix. A colposcope is a large, electric microscope that is positioned approximately 30 cm from your vagina. A bright light on the end of the colposcope makes it possible for your physician to visualize your cervix.

Your physician focuses on the areas where no light passes through. Abnormal cervical changes are seen as white areas, the whiter the area, the worse the dysplasia. Abnormal blood vessel changes are also apparent through the colposcope. Abnormal vascular changes can occur in dysplasia. Typically, worse the vascular changes are the worse the dysplasia.

If your physician is able to view the entire abnormal area through the colposcope, a tissue sample or biopsy is taken from the whitest abnormal areas and sent to the lab for further evaluation.

Cryosurgery or a freezing of the abnormal cells may be performed next and, in some cases, can make this a diagnostic/ treatment procedure in one. If your physician, is unable to view the entire abnormal area, as when the abnormal area extends inside the cervix, another procedure such as a Cone biopsy or LEEP procedure is performed

Answer 4

I know what you are going through. This test will check for cervical cancer. The colposcopy doesn't hurt. He is just going to see where the bad cells are and see if he has to remove them. If he feels the bad cells need further testing he will perform the biopsy. The biopsy does hurt. You may want to call your doctor and ask him to prescribe a pain killer to relax you during this. you may have some spot bleeding after but nothing to worry about. It may be uncomfy and hurt but atleast you are getting it taken care of before it gets out of hand.

Answer 5

no it just means you at a high risk for developing cervical cancer. a biopsy is like a pap smear except you will feel a small pinch, and slight cramping afterwards. take a few ibuprofen beforehand. if the biopsy comes back with abnormal cells or cervical dysplasia your doctor might want to do a LEEP. this is done under general anesthesia and really isnt that bad. little bit of cramping and bleeding for a few days but usually with a LEEP everything is fine afterwards.

Answer 6

it won't substitute to low risk, yet there is an risk it won't come back. many women folk get HPV, and it by no potential reasons different wellbeing issues. shop getting pap smears, purely to ensure. intense risk HPV regularly does not have warts. you will possibly purely have ingrown hair, pimple or contaminated bartholian gland. specific, you may take part in oral intercourse. those with generic immune structures by no potential get HPV of their mouth. basically immune compromised human beings, including somebody with HIV/ AIDS gets that.