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What are abnormal cells in relation to HPV and how do you get them?
Are abnormal cells on your cervix from the HPV virus being active or from the guy giving them to you? I have abnormal cells that I might have to be taken off (once again) and my man and I have unprotected sex. So, if i have sex with him after my surgery will he give me the abnormal cells back? I'm soooo scared that I'm doomed to a life of abnormal paps forever! I do not want to have to get my cervix taken out, I'm only 20! Another thing my doctor told me is to come back in 3 months to check on the cells, does that mean they weren't that bad? What if they're the same as they were before, will they just leave the cells alone or something? I'm so confused and scared! =/ I need calming answers because I have anxiety attacks about this. I'm so depressed that I just stay in my room all day crying and looking up information about this. HELP
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You need to go back and talk to your doctor.
HPV is a not a good thing, but it's no death sentence. HPV is the same virus that ALWAYS caused ALL warts, anywhere on your body and on your parents and grandparents bodies. There are literally hundreds of types of it, and only a few of those types are linked to cancer or anything else serious, and because of regular pap smears, the rate deaths from those cancers dropped more than 50% in the last 10 years.
In my country, 325,000 women have abnormal pap results each year. Only 1400 of them are diagoinsed with cervical cancer. That's less then 1%.
There has been a lot of awareness built up about HPV lately, and how to prevent it, and that is a very good thing, but you need to remember that HPV has been around for a damn long time. It's not a newer virus, and it's not serious or life threatening like HIV (I think because of the similarities in acronyms, lots of people overreact about HPV just cause they sound similar.)
Many people's bodies will cure HPV on their own after several months or years. Lots of women have abnormal paps without being HPV positive, or they get over the HPV later on. Abnormal cells can be caused by other viruses and imbalances. Sometimes the cells just need to be removed, or sometimes you just need an antiviral medication. It’s not a big deal until your doctor tells you it’s a big deal.
If you do have a lingering HPV infection, then you simply have it and you should get regular pap smears (every 3 or 6 months, depending on what you doctor recommends) and an HPV test to determain what kind of HPV you have (only a very small number of types are cancer risks). Early detection can make most real problems very simple to handle. Keep going for your regular pap smears and it’s very unlikely that HPV will cause anything that will need your uterus removed. IF you have it, it can usually be kept in check with regular attention.
HPV, by itself, has almost no effect on a person’s ability to have bear children.
IF you do have HPV, chances are your boyfriend does too, unless his body has been able to resist it. You really should be using condoms (not using condoms can contribute to abnormal paps too, sperm is a hostile invader after all). But how to have safe sex, considering your abnormal paps, in another good question for your doctor.
Go into your next appointment with a list of questions to have answered. Doctors are busy and sometimes won’t give in the information unless you ask, so ask. They know it, they just need to you to take some initiative and ask.
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