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How do doctors determine if it's hpv or just vaginal pimples/lumps?
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May not be obvious: A physical exam by a practitioner experienced with hpv is necessary. Sometimes even then it is not clear, and occasionally a tiny biopsy is helpful.
Answered 1/14/2014
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