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abnormal pap
about a month and a half ago i got my first pap smear. my gyno called me with the results and said it was abnormal. i went in to get a coloposy. is it very likely that i have hpv or cervial cancer? is this anything to worry about.?
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If you are sexually active it is quite possible that you have HPV.
Statistics right now suggest between 50% and 70% of sexually active women have HPV at some point in thier lives. It is an infection that can disapear on it's own, or stick around for years without causing anything.
Very few kinds of HPV have been linked to cervical cancer AND cervical cancer generally persents later in life, not as a teen (excuse the assumption, but I am geussing you are a teen or a quite young adult).
Is there a risk? Yes. Should be terribly nervous. No.
However, if you find out you do have HPV. ALWAYS use condoms. Men carry the virus, and there is no way to find out if they have it or not, so they can spread it to other women. Be respectful and protect your partner, and any other partner they might ever have.
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