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There is no reliable clinically-available test to tell if you do or don't have HPV. Pap smears can say if you have HPV related damange, but a normal Pap smear doesn't mean you don't have HPV. It only means HPV hasn't damaged the cells of the cervix or anus.
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What does it mean if your pap results showed atypical cells and positive hpv test?
You may have have to repeat the test regularly as HPV can cause cancer.
Do you always test positive for HPV once you have a clear pap?
No, your body will normally clear HPV from your cervix over time. Most of us get HPV soon after becoming sexually active, but our immune system takes care of the infection before it causes any problems.
How long can HPV lay dormat before detection?
HPV can lay dormant for decades before detection. A positive HPV test for cervical cancer screening gives no information about how long you've been infected.
What does it mean when the result pap smear detected hpv?
A negative pap smear positive for high-risk HPV means that there were no abnormal cells (damage) noted, but the HPV result means that repeat testing or additional testing may be needed. The recommendations depend on your age and history.
Got your instructors finel test soon and you are positive but nervous are kicking in?
Hi, i have my driving instrutors test soon....i am positive until the nervous start kicking in.
How soon after sex can you get a Pap smear to check for HPV or cervical cancer?
You should avoid anything in the vagina for 24 hours before a pap smear or HPV test.
How accurate are hpv tests if you don't have any symptoms yet?
There is no commercially available test to tell someone they don't have HPV. An HPV test is sometimes done in conjunction with a Pap smear. This test looks for high-risk HPV subtypes on the cervix. It can't tell you that you don't have HPV. Most people contract HPV soon after becoming sexually active. If you are sexually active, you have probably been exposed to HPV. There is nothing special you need to do if you have HPV. You should consider getting the HPV vaccine, using condoms or abstaining from sex, and, if you're female, should get pap smears regularly as advised by your women's health care provider.
Does a normal cervical biopsy and normal colposcopy rule out HPV even if your Pap was abnormal?
A pap test is just a pre screening to cervical cancer. If the pap test was abnormal, it only indicates an abnormal cell growth on the cervix. A separate test called the HPV test needs to be done to rule out HPV. It is not normally offered or routinely done, it is something that you would have to ask for. You would have been notified if a test was done and you tested positive for HPV. If there was any kind of abnormality during the pap test and the cervical and colposcopy came out normal, you should err on the safe side and still request an HPV test if you suspect you have it.
How are males tested for HPV?
Males are tested for HPV just like females. The test is a blood test.
If you have had normal pap smears should you get an hpv test?
Current recommendations are for women thirty and over to have a combination of Pap smear and HPV test. If both of these are normal, the next pap smear is due in five years. This strategy for screening decreases the number of false positives and false negatives. Talk with your health care provider for advice specific to your situation and history.
If you test hpv negative but have abnormal cells could you still have hpv?
The HPV test that may be done as a followup to an abnormal pap looks for high-risk (cancer causing) HPV. If the test is negative, you don't have high-risk HPV on the cervix, but you may be infected with low risk HPV subtypes, or infected in another location.
Can a pap test show negative for HPV one year and positive the next?
yes, sometimes the virus shows up and sometimes it doesnt
