Posted by gardenergirl on June 29, 2006, at 0:31:15
In reply to Abnormal pap smear/HPV.., posted by Heather852 on June 29, 2006, at 0:18:14
From what I understand, having your period can affect the accuracy of a pap smear. Having a yeast infection can also give a false positive.
If your results are the lowest level of abnormality, and since this is, I assume, your first abnormal result, your doc likely will want to re-do the Pap in a few months. If it's beyond that, many docs will have you come in for a more thorough eval and perhaps treatment.
HPV is a pretty common virus, and I believe it's a bigger issue for women than men (lucky us). Not to alarm you, it has been associated with other more severe problems down the road, so it's good that it was caught early. It's quite often a hidden virus, showing no outward signs of infection.
I hope that everything works out okay.
Take care,
gg
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