Question 1

does yeast infection affect the accuracy of hpv dna test (vaginal swab)?

Accepted Answer

No: no it usually does not, except in severe cases

Question 2

what test to do for oral hpv?

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Exam: An exam looking for irregular patches, lumps, discoloration or wart-like areas.

Question 3

where can i have an hpv test done?

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Your local GYN: You can go to your local gynecologist, family practictioner, or even internist if they perform pap smears.  They can counsel you and do the test. It is quick and painless.

Question 4

what are some of the tests for hpv?

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The tests for HPV include::   Skin biopsy, Anoscopy, Pap smear, HPV DNA, HPV genotypes 16 and 18, HPV hybrid capture 2, HPV typing in situ, Surepath and HPV panel, Surepath Pap smear with ASCUS, Surepath Pap smear with HPV, Surepath Pap smear with HPV and gonorrhea and chlamydia, Thin prep Pap and HPV II, Thin prep Pap with HPV and gonorrhea and chlamydia, Thinprep Tis and HPV.

Question 5

how long is it supposed to it take for hpv to show up on tests?

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Variable: The test i belive you are talking about is a vaginal or cervical swab for the prence of the dna of the virus.   It is variable.  It depends on the way the specimen was obtained and relative growth or presence of the organism.

Question 6

why would i have one hpv test be positive, and the next negative?

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Couple of ways...: Possible for an hpv test to be positive in a patient with a later test being negative.  A couple of explanations:
1.  Variability in sampling:  if the first test collected cells from a warty / infected area and the second test did not sample the warty area, the tests could both be "correct".
Tests are only as good as samples.
2.  Patient's immune response may have also have cleared the infection.

Question 7

how can you get a oral hpv test ? do they take swabs, how does it go ?

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Swab the mouth: This test is aimless and involves  the swabbing of the oral cavity.

Question 8

would it be healthy for me to take a second hpv test just two months after?

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No: Two months after what? If you had a pap that was normal, but was positive for hpv, the current guidelines call for a repeat in 1 year. Your risk of a current cancer is low, but you have to be more concerned about future paps. Discuss your concerns with your gynecologist.

Question 9

im a 31 years old man and i have done hpv test and its negative. what thats mean ?

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: It means you are not infected with the human papillomavirus (hpv).

Question 10

my hpv test was negative, does it mean i dnt have it and wont pass it on to my baby ?

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What test ?: Was this a serum antibody test or something else ? The only form of genital HPV occasionally passed to babies is genital warts, caused by several strains of HPV. Passage is most common if warts are present at delivery. Other forms of genital HPV are not known to pass to newborns.

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