Hi Sunshinek

You probably would not believe how many people carry the hpv virus. Many will never know they have it because it won’t cause any issues, but anyone who has ever had any sort of genital contact in their life can get it. It does not mean you are dirty! Your results indicate you have the lowest form of abnormal cell changes and this is NOT cancer. 

You could have picked up the virus from any sexual partner you have ever had, and the virus may have been dormant in your system. A lowered immune system can cause the virus to become active and this is when cell changes can occur. At the very lowest stage of abnormality you may just be monitored and have a repeat smear in a year. Try not to stress about this, and it’s certainly not the time to be thinking the worst, honestly. 

Thank you for your reply. 

Does. Hpv ever go away? Or is it now with me forever?

I've read my info booklet but still feel confused and worried. Do you know what will happen when I go in for an examination? I really have a low pain threshold so I'm absolutely dreading this.

Can you have abnormal cells without hpv or am I lucky enough to have a double whammy?

Sorry for all the questions Google isn't helping me  

Please do not go to google. It will scare you and not be relevant to your particular situation. Once you have hpv, you will always have it as there is no cure. But, your immune system can clear the virus and it can go dormant. 

It would be very rare to have abnormal cells without hpv as this is the virus which causes cell changes.If you have an appointment with a gynaecologist next they will likely want to examine you and perhaps take a biopsy to confirm the results of the smear. But I’m not a doctor, just a cervical cancer patient so I cannot guarantee what they will do at your appointment. IF they take a biopsy it should not be painful-I had 2 taken at my first gynaecology appointment and didn’t feel it. I also had a hysteroscopy at the same appointment where they used a tiny camera to take a look, which I also didn’t feel, but I stress this was my experience and was perhaps prompted by the fact that I had a tumour which was visible to the naked eye. My experience was way more advanced than anything you should have to deal with. 

Oh gosh now I feel awful! I'm so sorry especially if I'm being really silly. Are you OK? Was your tumour cancerous?

If ther s no cure is. There also no medication if it lays dormant? Like ulcers they come and go? I haven't had a single symptom and I've always attended every cervical screening which have always been completely clear I've also had the same partner for three and a half years so I had assumed it would have showed up before.