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Does abnormal changs in a smear test always mean HPV present?
Abnormal changes in a pap smear may or may not be related to HPV. Getting information about your specific pap result can help you determine whether HPV is a possible cause.
Does abnormal paps always mean hiv?
Abnormal paps almost never mean HIV. While women with HIV are more likely to have abnormal pap smears, most women with abnormal pap smears do not have HIV.
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.
Can a lady have hpv for years before showing up on a pap smears?
Yes, it's common for HPV to cause problems on pap smears many years after infection. HPV on a pap smear does not tell you when infection occurred.
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.
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.
How long does it take for one to show signs of HPV after being infected?
Typically, it takes 3 to 6 months for symptoms of HPV to appear. But sometimes it takes years, if at all.Some people will never show symptoms of HPV and often it can clear on it's own.It also depends on the strain of HPV. Some strains can cause genital warts, some can cause an abnormal pap, and some can cause cervical cancer.
Why would someone test negative for HPV yet have an abnormal pap smear?
The HPV test done with or soon after a pap typically looks for high-risk (cancer-causing) subtypes. The pap smear looks for changes on the cervix that could indicate cancer or precancerous changes on the cervix. Many of these problems, but not all, are caused by HPV. Your health care provider can give you more information based on the kind of abnormal pap result you had. Without that information, no specific answer is possible. Some may have this combination of results due to other infections, other HPV types, or problems with the lining of the uterus. Ask your health care provider what the possibilities are for your specific result.
How long can you have hpv without showing up in a pap smear?
First, a pap smear does not detect HPV. Instead, a pap smear looks for damage to cells by certain types of HPV. The vast majority of women and men are infected with HPV soon after having intercourse. For most, the infection is never detected or noticed.
If your spouse has Testicular cancer can that cause you to have an abnormal pap result?
No. That would have no effect on the pap test.
Can hpv lay dormant in the body were a pap smear wont detect?
Yes, HPV can be dormant and undetected by a pap smear. A pap smear looks for damage to the cervix caused by HPV. It does not look for all subtypes of HPV or detect HPV infection.
What are the symptoms of an abnormal pap smear?
Cervical Cancer.Cervicitis (Cervix Inflammation or Infection)Checkup.Colposcopy.Common Health Tests.Genital Warts (HPV Infection)Ovarian Cancer.Painful Intercourse (Sex)
