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My 31 year old sister recently had a baby. less than 2 months ago. she has hpv. she's known about this about 4 years. her doctor told her to get the depo shot because it will help any future hpv precancerous lesions. will depo shot help with her hpv?

Q: my 31 year old sister recently had a baby. less than 2 months ago. she has hpv. she's known about this about 4 years. her doctor told her to get the depo shot because it will help any future hpv precancerous lesions. will depo shot help with her hpv?

: I may be out of touch but I have no reason to believe that any form of birth control does anything beyond lessen the risk of pregnancy. There is no treatment for HPV. Any woman with known HPV should have routine pap smears on a schedule defined by her doc to find any problems early before they evolve into cancer.

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

I may be out of touch but I have no reason to believe that any form of birth control does anything beyond lessen the risk of pregnancy. There is no treatment for HPV. Any woman with known HPV should have routine pap smears on a schedule defined by her doc to find any problems early before they evolve into cancer.

Answered 8/2/2023

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A member asked:

My 31 year old sister recently had a baby. less than 2 months ago. she has hpv. she's known about this about 4 years. her doctor told her to get the depo shot because it will help any future hpv precancerous lesions. will depo shot help with her hpv?

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