How to test for HPV ? Can you see it if you have it? Posted: 08-27-07 10:27am
one docs telling me yes, ones telling me
no. is there a test for hpv or is it just
known you have it if you can see it??
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edupat940
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Posted: 08-29-07 08:54am
I am wondering the same thing.
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Fairy Godmother
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Hi Posted: 08-29-07 09:19am
Hopefully I can help a bit here. When you
go for a pap smear during your pyhysical
exam, the pap smear will come back with
either a normal reading or abnormal
reading. My daughter recently was
diagnosed with HPV and has to go back for
another type of pap smear where they
biopsy a suspecious area and look at it
under a microscope. If these areas are
precancerous, they will freeze them off.
She found out she had the HPV after her
physical when the Dr called and told her
she had abnormal reading and needed to
come back. Check out WebMd and look up
HPV, theres a world of info there. I do
not think there is a test for guys. HPV is
not curable but treatable. It does leavd
to cervical cancer. Lots of times women do
not show symptoms such as the warts, its
found out from a physical, otherwise she
may never be aware she's been exposed to
the virus. Hope this has helped you some!
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edupat940
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Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 28
Posted: 08-29-07 09:38am
I have none of the symptoms and I know it
usually never develops into anything in
men. I'll just keep getting checked
during my physicals I guess.
Thanks
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veryupset
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Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 13
Posted: 08-29-07 11:38am
im a man so thats doesnt really apply.
basically when i first went for test they
said i have it, ive had it for years. it
doesnt look like any gw on the net
(pictures) but it wont go away when you
freeze or burn. another doc said it was
gloands, i was circumcised very young so
that could be reason, but they dont go
away with treatment, swollen glands
generally would. so i want to know is it
warts or glands
