Can I test for HPV with a pap smear ? Posted: 07-02-07 20:54pm
I have found my records going back 20
years showing my pap smear had no cellular
changes. The smear consisted of
normal-appearing epithelial cells.
As, I also had a pap smear five years ago
coming back negative, and I have not even
had sex with my late husband, how is it
possible that I could be the carrier of
HPV?
My boyfriend for the past ten months is
now laying this trip on me that it must be
me who gave it to him. He says he is
totally clean, having been checked for
STD's eight months ago. Also, his wife
had a normal pap smear four years ago when
their daughter was born. His other
girlfriend says she was just tested and is
clear.
However, I have not seen those medical
reports and because this man is unable to
tell the truth, I need to ask the question
- how long have laboratories been able to
test for HPV in a pap smear?
I feel a lot of pressure inside my vagina
in the place where I have an orgasm. I
don't know if it is missing this man or
something more. What?
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Sexual Health - Women Answer A3101 Posted: 08-08-07 07:48am
A pap-test can’t reveal an
HPV-infection. Pap-tests can reveal some
cell changes (dysplasions) that might be
caused by HPV. Dysplasions are
precancerous conditions that can turn into
cancer. Some serotypes of the Human
papiloma virus (HPV) are accused of
causing cervical dysplasions that can
progress to cervical cancer. An
HPV-infection can be proven by detecting
viral DNA with PCR-test in the smears
taken from the cervix.
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