Hi there

ive just had a letter today to say my 2nd smear is HPV positive like you.  I was under the same impression as you but they have asked for me to go back for a third in a years time.

Hi there

ive just had a letter today to say my 2nd smear is HPV positive like you.  I was under the same impression as you but they have asked for me to go back for a third in a years time.

I've had abnormal cells in the past and had a colposcopy  twice before and a biopsy was taken. Thankfully all was ok. HPV is new to me and I've had two previous positive results and I'm going for my third next month as there's no appointments. I am worried as I have had some weird bleeds post? menopause but had a scan and they didn't seem concerned. At the time of the other two positives, I was not sexually active, I'd just been told not to worry, it's very common and it will go away by itself, so kind of forgot all about it until the letter arrived to go for the third smear.  My question to everyone is how do you deal with taking this into a relationship, as it didn't even cross my mind before that it is contagious and there is no way of guaranteeing a man any protection as you don't even have to have had sex to pass it on, just skin to skin contact in or around that area is enough or of course oral. So how can you protect a potential partner? There are no tests for men, what if they get it!
Thanks girls x