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I have a question im 22 years old.. 5 years ago i gave birth... the doctor told me i have hpv.. i was not worry about it since i never had no symptoms?
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Motivation: Women have been getting PAP smears for decades because of the basic risk they have for cervical cancer (they have a cervix). In the last 2 decades they finally linked HPV, a self clearing virus, with the potential over YEARS/DECADES to cause cervical and other cancers. There is no treatment, and most will never get cancer, but the test may motivate you to keep followup appointments to be sure.
Answered 8/18/2017
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