A member asked:

My pap smear results state "epithelial cell abnormality" and "lsil". i've had the hpv vaccine - what is the likelihood it could still be hpv?

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HPV: HPV vaccines do not confer protection against all high risk (cancer causing) HPV. You may have more protection depending on which vaccine (bivalent, quadrivalent or 9-valent) you had and if you had it prior to your first sexual intercourse (before sexual exposure to HPV). Abnormal pap are usually the result of HPV (persistent or transient) infection.

Answered 4/26/2020

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