I'm Scared...please Help

Not hpv. I'm sure they would want you to come in earlier to have it treated.

I know a few girls this has happened to.. Usually when they want you to retake a pap test its because the initial test was inconclusive... (possibly contaminated).. So they need to re-do the test. No need to worry.

Well, the nurse actually said that my results were "slightly abnormal", not that the test was inconclusive. She said that the symptoms usually clear themselves up, but when I asked if it meant that I have hpv, she said she wasn't sure. She said it didn't say so on my chart, but that she'd ask my doctor and call me back, and she never called back :(

When they do a pap they're checking for dysplasia, or abnormal cells, which could become precancerous. The sample they took could've been contaminated, or not enough cells to get a definitive reading, etc. It doesn't mean you necessarily have hpv. If your repeat comes back abnormal they will most likely proceed to a colposcopy where under a really high powered colposcope and take a larger tissue sample to be tested. The best thing to do is go in for a repeat pap and take it from there. Don't worry about it too much!!

And even if you did have hpv it really is not that bad if you stay on top of things, like get checked every 6 months and have protected sex. If you have years and years without getting a paps then it might develope into cancer but not all hpv carriers develope cancer. It depends on tje person. With some people it will go away alone a nd other with treatment. I have had it for 3 years now and I am ok. I just take care of myself. Also if you are a somker the chances of getting cervical cancer increases. Take care of yourself and do whatever the doctor tells you to do.

My mom got called back for her results a little while ago. They sent her a letter in the mail saying that there was "abnormal results" but they wanted her back the next month (which was this month).. Now she has to wait til april to find out what, if anything, is the problem.

Contamination is common with pap tests apparently. They check for abnormal cells, do they not? (i haven't had one before)

a lot of things can cause changes though, sometimes it can be hormone levels. I thought that what was wrong with my mom, cause she's on hormones for menopause, but the doctor said her's wouldn't affect it.

Anyway, I really do think if they're making you wait 6 more months, then it can't be something serious. I think its' ridiculous to wait that long thoughg, because you're going to worry about it and be stressed.. Like right now.

Maybe you should phone your doctor and demand to go in. Put your foot down!

It must be scary though, i'm sorry for your stress.

Yuckiness.

You really need to go back to the doc!!!!!!!!!!!!! It makes me so mad the nurse said she didn't know if it was hpv, but to get rechecked in 6 months.
When your pap is slightly abnormal due precancerous cells, hpv, dysplasia etc. They need to do a colposcopy and biopsies. Mine just came back abnormal and I have waited three months to see a specialist do get the colposcopy. Then if you have dysplasia they will most likely give you a leep (burn out the abnormal cells), freeze them out or use a lazer. Or, they will just check you every six months to see if it goes away on its own. But, in order to just recheck you every six months they have to check you first! Demand further testing!

I know. It's so frustrating, and it has been in the back of my mind since then. Both my mom and my sister have hpv, and i'm the only one without it. My doctor was supposed to call me back and let me know if my chart said that I had hpv (because the nurse said that she didn't think I did), but she hasn't called. I've been having sex sans condom, with my boyfriend (we are eachother's first partners) for about a year now (i'm on the pill, and have been for about three years), so that is my main concern. If I infected him, I would feel aweful, even though I know it has little effect on men. The doctors told me to come back in 6 months (i got a letter in the mail too), to get another pap done, and that if it came back abnormal again, that I would have to get a colposcopy. My sister has had several of those, and recently had the leep procedure done. She's a smoker. I am definitely not. Anyways, thank you guys so much for your support and understanding. It means a lot to have some people who understand where i'm coming from. I'll keep you posted.

Courtney

Yes it would be awful to infect your partner. But at the same time, he could have been the one that infected you. You can't know because there is no test for men and unless you were both virgins when you met, you can't tell who infected who. And you can have hpv for years before it shows up in your pap. And, scarily enough, you can get it and spread it with condoms just as you can without.
I guess if the doctor says to wait six months then ok, but I would really push for the colposcopy now. And if they haven't called you back then call them. Who cares if they get annoyed this is your life and your body!
I hope it isn't hpv, but if it is, it will be alright. Your boyfriend will be a carrier, but it could be a lot worse. And it very rarely affects men, but it can lead to cancer in the penis. And make sure you don't have anal sex because you can get colon cancer also. Because you don't get tests like pap smears in you butt (for lack of better explaining) the hpv pre-cancerous cells can lead to cancer and you wont know until it is too late.
So, whatever happens good luck!