A 32-year-old female asked:
I had two ascus paps 6 months apart. i am hpv negative. i had my colposcopy- the doctor felt my cervix was irritated w/1 wht spot found. thoughts?
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Dr. Michael Sparacinoanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
2nd opinion: This problem can only be solved by seeing your doctor and being evaluated face-to-face. After a thorough examination, your doctor should be able to tell you what's wrong and what to do about it.
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Why would doc want a colposcopy if normal paps yearly and negative 16/18 hpv but only this year high Hr hpv but negative 16/18?
Dr. Mark Owolabianswered
Family Medicine 8 years experience
The decision to pursue colposcopy depends on underlying risk for cancer. There are other high risk subtypes of HPV besides 16/18 that cause cancer. Yo... Read More
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Answered Jan 16, 2023
A 46-year-old female asked:
My annual pap/hpv and pap was normal but hpv detection waspositive this year but negative 16/18 with reflex genotype Also shift in flora indicating bacterial vaginosis How can I be positive less than a year from previous exam? Doc wants colposcopy?
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
See the reply to your previous similar question. Many people with HPV have intermittently positive tests. It's random and usually has no particular ex... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
I have low grade lesions on cervix. I previously had HPV (not 16 or 18) but previous 2 paps were good. Now this, and I also have spotting after sex. Colposcopy is weeks away, how likely is it cancerous? Could it advance that quickly? Scared.
Dr. Clarene Cressanswered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Low grade not cancer: It is appropriate to have colposcopy to investigate the low grade abnormal cells. These can be caused by infections or precancer but are usually not ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
My pap smear came bback abnormal. It was positive for hpv. I also had a colposcopy done and my doctor said there were a lot of abnormalties, what could be my results? Is there a good chance I have cervical cancer?
Dr. Vance Harrisanswered
Family Medicine 36 years experience
Check with Dr.: The reason for doing pap smears with hpv is to prevent cervical cancer. Oftentimes they can find it early enough that it can be destroyed locally. It'... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Abnormal pap/hpv 16 in may 2013, colposcopy june 2013 cin1 (doctor said looked like cin2), repeat pap jan 2014 abnormal . Colposcopy or leep next?
Dr. Sewa Leghaanswered
Medical Oncology 52 years experience
Let your gynecologis: Let your gynecologist guide you. You could also benefit from a second opinion from another gynecologist.
As long as you do not have cin-3, there is no... Read More
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Colposcopy would be the next step. You age and smoking status makes a difference. The younger you are greater the chance of things fixing by itself. Smoking is a huge risk factor for progressing to cancer.
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