My gyn called me today and told me my pap
was abnormal. She thought it may be
dysplasia. If I have contracted hpv I am
worried about what it might do to my
relationship with my fiancee (who is
currently in iraq.) if I got it, it was
before I was with him.
Anyway, I read a ton of articles on the
virus, and i'm a little confused. Some
say that in some women "it works itself
out of your system." does that mean it
goes away, or it just lies dormant. (i
don't have warts by the way, it's another
strain.)
i want to have children someday too. Any
help would be appreciated.
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buttercup87
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 6 Location: midwest
Posted: 04-11-06 22:42pm
I have a friend with hpv and from what I
understood when she was explaining the
condition to me was that it wouldn't
affect if she had children..Unless it was
a severe condition (hers was like the
worst you can get) and that it is always
in your body, but they have meds you can
take to help from passing it on or help it
from reoccuring. But if you don't have
the strain with warts or cancer I wuoldn't
worrry to much about it.. Hpv is one of
the most common things that people
have..Just most people don't know that
they have it especially guys.
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erogers33
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 141 Location: Littleton, CO
Posted: 04-12-06 10:26am
I was told that I had hpv almost 2 years
ago (cervical dysplasia). You shouldn't
worry about the effect it will have on
your relationship with your boyfriend,
because there is no way to tell when you
contracted it. Hpv can stay dormant for
years. As long as you get it taken care
of soon, it won't affect your chances of
having children in the future. What your
ob/gyn will have to do is take a cervical
biopsy; based on the results of the
biopsy, they'll determine what treatment
to do. If it's in the early stages (i'm
assuming it is), they will do a
cryotherapy -- they freeze the cervix,
which kills of the "bad" cells. I had to
go through 2 rounds of
biopsies/cryotherapies before I had a
normal pap smear again. But 2 years
later, still getting normal paps. Hpv
will always be in your system and there
are currently no medications for it.
However, the .F.D.A is coming out with a
vaccine that can protect you from hpv for
at least 4 years. Not sure when the
vaccine will be on the market. Anyways, I
hope this helped.
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