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Suggest Ways To Detect HPV Of Cervix
Question: I had cervical biopsy and was told had mildly abnormal cells. Also told that I have HPV but not sure how that test was done, or if they are simply basing that on the finding of abnormal cells. I was told I did not immediately need another procedure but to come back in six months for another Pap smear. I have been married for twenty two years and do not believe that either of us has been unfaithful. Is there some other way that I could have HPV? Should I ask for a separate HPV test?
Brief Answer:
Ask for HPV test
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Calm down.
You have undergone cervical biopsy and have been advised to come back after 6 months is sufficient to understand that there is nothing serious about this.
This is not the question of being unfaithful. There are many ways by which you can have HPV, Out of many strains (types) of HPV only two strains are known to cause cancer. There is no other way that you could have HPV of cervix so better ask for a separate HPV tests. It will be negative as per your history , and the best part all your confusions and worries will be over.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
Brief Answer:
Sorry, if I could not tell you exact information
Detailed Answer:
Sorry, if I could not transmit you the information correctly.
For HPV test of cervix, a brush is passed in the cervix and the material so gotten is sent to a laboratory to screen for the presence of HPV in this material. No blood is drawn.
Biopsy is done to see if there are cancer cells are not. ( you do not have cancer , as they have asked you a follow-up after 6 months) and is not done to for HPV.
It is said that even skin to skin contact may also cause the HPV. It is known that there are hundreds of strains of HPV. Only a few are known to cause cancer. And to answer specifically as you have asked, literature says that the HPV of cervix is sexually transmitted.
( How do people get HPV?
Genital HPV is a very common virus amongst people who have ever been sexually
active. It is spread by skin-to-skin contact during sexual activity with a person who has the virus. Most people will come into contact with HPV at some stage during their lives. HPV is so common that most people get it soon after they start having sex. It is usually impossible to know when a person got HPV or from whom. HPV may be found fairly soon after contact or not until many years later. reference: http://www.nsu.govt.nz/files/NCSP/HPV_and_HPV_testing_fact_sheet_for_women.pdf )
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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