Hello drs. is it common for a married woman in a long term relationship(over 12 years) to test positive for hpv genital. im also vaccinated since age 17. going in for a pap 2 weeks from now just want to be prepared. in a committed relationship?

What kind of HPV. There is a large number of strains of HPV and not all are sexually transmitted. Some only cause on wart on the non-genital skin. Visit this site for info: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/non-sexually-acquired-human-papillomavirus-infection Wish you good health!

It's not common with that stated medical history but it may happen in 2 situations: either you were exposed to carcinogenic HPV genotypes before the vaccination or you exposed to these viruses after the vaccine and the vaccine failed to protect you. However, you should know that most HPV positive people are asymptomatic with normal PAP smear, i.e. infection is latent.