Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in Women

Remember that having hpv does not mean you have done anything wrong. it is not a reflection on you, your character, or your values.

Hpv has ruined many lives in both men and women. people need to be more careful about who they have sexual relations with.

This is the most helpful hpv site for women i have come across. thank you very much for all the valuable information.

Well girls my pap came out abnormal and yesturday i went back to the doc office. he checked me with a microscope and i ended up no having cervix cancer nor any bad cells but the vph virus is their which could in the future develop the cancer.i was told to just foolow up eith my 6mth pap to be in the safe side. what he did told me is the i could try fighting the virus by having a good immune system, eat healthy,stay active(exercise), keep a healthy weight , have plenty of rest, drink a lot water...by having a good immune system the virus wont be able to attack. i though it was a great new so i started doing all this yesturday.am a mother of two and i cant afford to develp cirvix cancer. i hope this info helps out u guys. good luck!

I'm 29 years old, but most of the vaccines are recommended for younger women. can they still help me?

I just recently found out i have hpv, but i've only had protected sex for years. how does this happen?

My coworker stan just found out his ex-girlfriend has hpv. should he be worried?

I feel that hpv virus in women is terrible and don't wish it on anyone. i do agree with javonica that abstinence is the best way to prevent the disease. good luck all...

Hpv is an epidemic. didn't anyone get taught in school that abstinence is the only full proof way not to catch an std? if you are a young woman who is going to engage in sexual activity despite all the warnings then please at least use some type of protection such as a condom. but even condoms aren't 100% safe. if you don't want to catch hpv then don't fool around and make sure you know your partner is clean.

Hello every1....i wrote here a few month's ago when i first found out i had hpv. at first i was soo worried i didn't know what to do, i was depressed

Can something kill the hpv ?

Unfortunately, std rates soar worldwide!!! use a condom to protect your sex life!!!! a friend who works for a std dating == pozsapces.com ==(whether i spell the site correctly) told me that the new subscribers have increased 200% over 2008. rising std rate sparks online dating sites.

Use protection. every time. i regret not taking proper measures every single time. it only takes once. ive had this talk with my little sister and pray people can learn from the mistakes of others in this respect.

Dont have sex!!!! just have oral!

I had a leep procedure about a week ago. go back to the dr. 2 weeks after procedure. so she can see if the cervix is healing up good. waiting for test results right now. scared to death. so many have said it doesn't go away and the bad cells just keep coming back. they told me to stay healthy. i pray it goes away. my guess is that i have had it almost a year now.

Don't have sex...ever and even if you do use condoms...this disease is a nightmare

I've had it for five years now. going strong. doctors say i'm gonna die with it.

I will pray for you all.....god bless you and if you are young........wait to have sex.......it is very overrated until you really are sure you are gonna marry this guy or a guy marrying a gal........hang in there and take care of yourself.

I had my pap around feb this year and it went abnormal so i have to take the procedure.. its not that painful so dont be afraid, and i got my hpv vaccine and my husband too, after a week or 2, i got the result, and my doctor said im a precancer, but the thing is im not having my period for 5 mos. i just notice that i bleed after sex which is i thought that is my period, but its not.. i dont know what is the reason why i didnt get preganant.

I am 25 years old. when i was 18 i was diagnosed with pcos and endometriosis. i was finally able to get pregnant and it lasted a total of a week. it is now two weeks later and i just received a call from my doctor saying that i have hpv. what is wrong with me?

I noticed a very tiny bump on my vag about a month ago, i previously had an std test and a pap and the doctor told me i was clean. they said the bump was too underdeveloped to tell if it was something. a month later it got a little bigger and i got it removed (not fun). they tested it and told me today that i have hpv... no idea how to tell my partner.

Don't upset by it. genital warts are caused by the human papillomavirus or hpv. genital hpv is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the united states. about 24 million people are currently infected with genital hpv. up to 80% of men and women will become infected at some time in their life. if you are confused at this moment, i recommend a support site for you to meet more friends who suffer it also, you will be encourage greatly: http://www.stdmatching.com. this community is here to help new visitors deal with hpv and genital warts. as many of us with hpv know, it takes some time to come to terms with this virus. please share your story with the community! good luck!.

To christina ..yes you can pass it on

I have hpv as well

Hi i recently got a call from my dr. that told me that i have hpv my concern is that my mother died of cancer.i have to wait 6 month and it will be the longest 6month wait.

I found out that i had hpv about 2 years ago i've had copo's done and it went back to normal and now i am at a level 2. i'm very nervous and i am going to have my cervix lasered in a few weeks.

I just found out today dat my sister has hpv and i'm so scared for her, don't even know what stage shes at right now

Just recieved a letter from my doctors office ...letter says my pap was normal but shows the presence of the hpv infection.. i'm soooo scared..my grandma passed away from cervical cancer

Ok i just got a letter in the mail today from my doctor saying i have hvp. ive never even heard of it until now. according to this article its not too big a deal alot of women get it. my doctor freaked me out when she told me about it. im scared but better now.

I found out i had hpv last tuesday...im really scared...i have unprotected sex with my boyfriend and im worried hes got it...i got raped 3 years ago and im scared that the jerk gave it to me....i dont know what to do...im still waiting for the test results to find out what stage im in...i feel better finding this website it makes me feel better that im not alone :-)

So i found out today after my bf was checked that i might have hpv i'm so scared but i'm so relieved that my bf is going to stay beside 100% of the way

Hi guys im 17 and i have chlamydia (:

I just found out i have the virus im really scared

I was diagnosed with hpv while i was pregnant with my son...it was my first pap in 2 years...it is likely that i contracted it from having more than a few partners and having a cureable std for who knows how long...but due to having hpv i now have severe dysplasia which is pre-cancerous cells on the cervix and without treatment it can cause cervical cancer...if you are sexually active, please get checked for stds regularly...your body is your temple...keep it safe...your health is so important...thank you

I found out i had hpv 2 days ago, i've been given a referral for a gyno but can't afford the appointment. this was my first pap test in 8 years, i wont get my results back until i can find the money for my gyno appointment. i am strugling to find the words to tell my bf as i know what his reaction will be. i've been sleeping on the couch to avoid getting close to him. i am also a smoker and have had 4 deaths in my mums side of the family and my grandmother also gets regular skin cancer. i am terrified. girls please have regular pap tests, if it's caught early you'll be fine. and use a condom unless you've both been tested prior to having intercourse, it's not worth the possible damage!

A survey from ccd shows that there are more than 550,000 people joined the std dating site positivefishes.com and the number are increasing by hundreds everyday. it's amazing! people have responsibility to protect their lovers from suffering hpv.

Are you dealing with the complex emotions of dating with hpv? we're here to give you the facts and some advice get your dating life back on track! don't let genital herpes run or ruin your life.

Im 24 and just found out the i have hpv and they told did the bio and told me that it will be a week before i get the results back and everything that im reading is the same thing that i heard yesturday at the dr. im so scared and i have one child, a very handsome 18 month baby boy and im a single mom. but i have a great boyfiend and his family (not my sons dad) who loves us both so much that is going to help me through this all, i just want to be able to have one more child. i lost my mom to cancer and i dont have her to talk too, just wish this was all a bad dream.

I'm 25 and have had hpv for 4 years now. i've had two leeps (removal of part of the cervix) and they haven't been able to get all the precancer cells. to all the young ladies, use condoms, get your yearly check ups and get any procedure your doctor tells you to in a timely manner. get a second opinion of course. hpv can give you cancer. if you have to have part of your cervix removed, it can lead to infertility or a historectomy. a thin cervix has trouble supporting a pregnancy and miscarriages are common. this mostly only happens in women who have had to have multiple leeps. i am the mother of a beautiful 6 year old boy, and it pains me to know that he might be the only biological child i get to have. be careful!

Okay i just finished coming back from the my doctor and at this appointment i knew i had hpv becuz of the pap i did 2 weeks before...she had to take a close look at my abnormal cell. its jus like a regular pap but painful!!!!! first she uses a ultrason to view the cells and you also can see it becuz its on a screen she show me.she was looking for red vessels or anything else other then the abnormal cells so she didn\'y see any of that. sooo then the painful part comes becuz she has to take a biopsy which means she had to pinch the abnormal cells with a device to send it to the lab after she\"s done with that another painful part comes she had to scrap away the abnormal cells with was the worst part!!!!!! after i had really bad craps!!! so now i have to wait 2 weeks to get the results

I'm 19. when i was 18 i was raped, then a month ago i found out that i have hpv and it turned into cervial cancer. it's a very scary thing. my doctor said it got worse because i smoke (which i have quit now) but that doesn't change a thing about it. luckily i have an amazing family and boyfriend who stand behind me 100% through everything. i'll get though it. ladies just keep your heads held high and don't let it make you weak. let it make you a stronger person. good luck everybody!!

Hi gang, i am 33 and just found out yesterday that i have hpv. the doctor told me that it is a virus, with minimal symptoms if any in women. there are no symptoms for men. she said i could have contracted it years ago and not known it. (my paps have always been negative, except for about 10 years ago one was abnormal.) she said the virus can lay dormant in your body for a long time (years), but it can also leave your body. since it is a virus, we don't really know how long it can stay go. i am getting a procedure done next week to check out the abnormal cells, but i recommend going back to the gyno for regular check-ups. this is the only way to really know what is going on in your body. i would not stress about cancer or anything. just get the check-ups and your doctor will help you from there. it can take years for the virus to develop into cancer, but if you get regular check-ups you should be ok. take care everybody. i understand. seriously...

So today i found out that i have hpv. im so scarred when i looked it up all that came up is cancers! what is it? what does it mean it can clear up by itself??? is there a cure? im 19 years old and engaged, i have unprotected sex with my fiance and am soo scared i gave it to him. what do we do?? i feel like crying!!, but when i read the rest of these comments from you ladies it helps to know im not the only one going through this.

Hi..it's so skary when you find out things about your self when it was a chance bthat you could have prevented it.. but at the same time ii found out that my pap results came back abnormal for hpv.. i kried but only to relieve a little stress.. its still on mi mind.. but iim just ready to take the next step wit finding out how far along the virus mite be.. im only 18 years old, jus graduated from h.s and im now in college to become a m.a.. to im kinda aware for the virus..still totally skard..

Hi all, my gyn told me today that i have hpv... i'm worried, abviously, but trying to find solace in the fact that it could clear up itself - but in how long??? also, we have lots of questions on this page that go unanswered - shouldn't you all find a medical website where they actually answer your questions intead???

Had a pap come back with abnormal cells in may 2007 and had biopsy determining low risk hpv. following this i had a pap every 6 months for two years with no abnormal cell development detected. confident i was free of hpv, my exbf and i had unprotected sex and now that we have been splits for 6months he lets me know about a wart he has and needs to be removed! i am sooo nervous this is from me!! now my new bf is concerned about a rash/bumps. i feel like an asshole even though i told both of them my condition. i need my annual and hope my hpv hasnt reoccured.

I am married for 18 years and just found i have hpv. how is it possible? i was only with my husband for 18 years and had before only one boyfriend. slept with him once. is it possible my husband cheated on me? please helppppp!!!!!!!

I am so confused. i just got a call saying they detected some abnormal cells and i need to have a check up in a year. how sis i get it?!?! i have only been with two guys and used condoms that didnt break during sex and oral sex. i did the smart thing so how the hell did this happen?!?!

Im so confused can u still get the guardasil vaccine if yiu have already tested positive for hpv? why is this std so hard to detect? why isn\'t there a test for men so how do we know who gave it to us if man cant be tested only woman...

No if you have hpv and are pregnant there is noway you can pass that to your baby.

I am 30 yrs old and last year in december i was diagnosed with hpv high risk with a normal pap smear and they told me to return in 6 mos to see if it infact is hpv. i had unprotected sex with my boyfriend whos stds test came back negative and i think he is the one i got it from since there is no test for men. we are not together anymore but i did inform him. the nurse said that most of the time the virus clears up on its own but stays dormant. she gave me some type of relief when she said for me not to worry about it since my results came back normal but i am anxious for that upcoming appnt and the results. that same visit i also had a yeast infection and got a creme for that but i still feel its still there. theres no odor or anything and every now and then feel itchiness and something jsut doesnt feel right now its march and i plan too make an appnt because i read from the symptoms of itchiness are signs of vulvar cancer or maybe i just need a stronger yeast infection treatment?? this is all too scary i wish this virus neve existed! where did it come from??! how does it form??!

I was just diagnosed with hpv

Hi i also have hpv i got it from my x husband he dont not know that he had it when i whent to my obgny dr. she told me that i have hpv i was so mad because i did no that my x was the one to give it to me so after she told me i told him about it and he said ya right so i askd him where did you get this from he told me that i was sleeping with other woman and i just startd to cry because why did he to this do me so after he told me this i told him i want a divorce so we did and now its been 3 years now and i still have hpv all my dr. said that i need to be carefull not to give it to someone because the hpv that i have is the one that gives you warts so i dont have em any more think god but i still wont date because of it thank you for telling your story god bless

Hi every 1 , i was told i have abnormal cells in august 2008 , it shocked the life out of me, i got a treatment

Last year in august09 my doctor told me that my pap smear came abnormal, did a biopsy and was told that i have hpv. i had a freezing procedure ( which i don\'t recommend) really painfull, it was 2 full minutes of freezing. doctor wanted to see me 3 months later,now my pap smear came back abnormal,precancer cells. my doctor told me that she wanted to see me in 6 months, im not waiting 6 months for this to get worst, im getting a second opinion tomorrow. lets see how it goes. really scared about this.

Been a virgin for almost thirty years! got a boyfriend who i would call my first love. we had uprotected sex a couple of times.(condoms werent working for me) we later broke up and hav never slept with anyone else. then last year around july i was diagnosed with hpv-highrisk. they told me to go back after 6months which i did last week. they just called me to tell me that the virus is still there and i should go back next week so they can test my cells to see if they wld find anything. am scared. this is soo unfair after staying all those years abstaining! am worried that it might affect my ability to have a baby. can it?

I had hpv. i found out when i was 18. and i just found out friday that it has cleared up. my pap came back normal. i had been getting pap smears every year to every 6 months. i might go ask another doctor to make sure i dont have it anymore.

About a year ago when i got my pap they said i had abnormal cells and that i needed to come in for a procedure. the results came back and everything was good. i just went for my next yearly pap and it came back abnormal again and they want me to come in 6 months from now for some testing. i dont feel too worried but i googled hpv( which the lady said they were going to test for) and now im real scared.

My name is kimberly i've hpv,precancer cells off and on since i was 21. i'm now 38, and have had about 4 leeps. i have my pap every 3 months,if it's normal, we go to 6 months. then we go to a year. i don't usually make it to 18 months. they want me to have a hysterectomy, but being in the medical fiels at my age i could have bladder problems after that. if your not happy with the doctor you have, or even if you are...always get a second opinion! they told me when i was 21 i would never have children, and i have 2 beautiful, active children who are healthy. goodluck to you all, and remember...get the second opinion!

Im 10 weeks pregnant and i got my first pap and it came up i have abnormal cells?? i have a great doctor cause they call me right after my tests! but im only 17 years old and my parter and father of my baby gave this to me? is is something really bad? should i be worried about it?

Im a 19 year old female...last year i had a pap smear done and results came back saying i have abnormal cells, i did a biocopy and nothing concrete came up...and now my latest pap smear results show that i have the hp virus..i want to know where i got it? can i be vaccinated even though i already have it? if i do, will my boy friend keep re-infecting me? how does he get rid of it? what must i do?

Hey ladies well my name is justin and i just got with this one girl and she said she had hpv but what i wanted to ask if i use a condom can i still get the virus by any chance bc i dont want that stuff at all can yall help me by anychance.

I am 20 i have a 5 month.. i have had the hpv virus 4 about 2 years now i get my paps regularly but i have never been scared.. i got a pap when i was pregnant with my son and it came back normal... but it is still a virus so it could come back it does not pass through to your chill though....

I had a baby 6 months ago and i am 19 years old. i went a few weeks ago and had a pap smear. yesterday i got a call sayin that it showed i had some abnormal cells on my cervix now i need to go and have a biopsy done and i am so scared. i had the shot too. i have only had 2 parteners since i had my child and i used condoms everytime. someone give me some advice. im really scared..

A couple of months ago i got my yearly pap done two weeks ago i went to my clinic because i had not received a reponse from my gyn doctor they said she would contact me by phone, so testerday i finally receive a call from gyn doctor she told me my pap smear was abnormal and that the results came back that i have hpv... i could not believe it, i now have to got to another gyn doctor to get a procedure done. i already told my partner but i am nervous about the process and the test, i've been reading a lot about it and i just need some personal advice can someone help me please!!!

I need help

Last year i went in to my gynecologist and they found abnormal cells, i then was sent to another doctor that did a biopsy and a procedure where they put vinegar on the cells. i was told to return in a year for another check up becauset they felt it wasnt severe enough for me to come back in 6 months. in this year i had goten my hpv shot as recommended. now being feb 4, 10 i had my yearly pap smear and meet last week when today i got a call informing me that the abnormal cells came back and that i now have hpv virus....im set up for another biopsy later this month...lets see how it goes. greeeeat.