Hi 

bit late to the party ... but this has just happens to me... I am slightly concerned - I feel like I've had the cervical cancer jabs so why should the high risk HPV show up? I know it doesn't stop you. I've got no abnormal cells. So I'm hoping it all just goes away. I'm bit concerned to how long I have had the HPV but I guess you can't trace that... my anxious thoughts get so out of hand I'm worried I will be the small percentage where it changes... it is intresting how I know a lot of people who have had the jab and are HPV positive but no abnormal cells... I also know lots of people who have had it and there isn't a history of cervical cancer in my family. But a few have had the virus or abnormal cells and see ok. It's just a worry - I have lots of thins to boost my immune system. I just feel dirty, stupid and embarsssd. I ha da full STI test that came back as negative for everything so that's reassuring. My GP said it's so common and nearly everyone will contract it in their life and only to get more concerned after two years... they said no point telling past partners.

i feel confused and I just hope the jabs help fight against it. A year seems a long wait... especially when you don't know how long you have had it for.

first smeer - HPV positive but not abnormal cells so low risk to cancer ... it seems the norm and common especially with those 2008+ who had the jab... maybe I'm putting two and two together and getting 100.

 Any reassurence would be great. I've looked and done research and that is scary in comparison to what friends, family and the GP are saying.

thanks x

Hi 

bit late to the party ... but this has just happens to me... I am slightly concerned - I feel like I've had the cervical cancer jabs so why should the high risk HPV show up? I know it doesn't stop you. I've got no abnormal cells. So I'm hoping it all just goes away. I'm bit concerned to how long I have had the HPV but I guess you can't trace that... my anxious thoughts get so out of hand I'm worried I will be the small percentage where it changes... it is intresting how I know a lot of people who have had the jab and are HPV positive but no abnormal cells... I also know lots of people who have had it and there isn't a history of cervical cancer in my family. But a few have had the virus or abnormal cells and see ok. It's just a worry - I have lots of thins to boost my immune system. I just feel dirty, stupid and embarsssd. I ha da full STI test that came back as negative for everything so that's reassuring. My GP said it's so common and nearly everyone will contract it in their life and only to get more concerned after two years... they said no point telling past partners.

i feel confused and I just hope the jabs help fight against it. A year seems a long wait... especially when you don't know how long you have had it for.

first smeer - HPV positive but not abnormal cells so low risk to cancer ... it seems the norm and common especially with those 2008+ who had the jab... maybe I'm putting two and two together and getting 100.

 Any reassurence would be great. I've looked and done research and that is scary in comparison to what friends, family and the GP are saying.

thanks x

I have just received the exact same result. In my case, I've just turned 25 but I did actually have a smear after I had chlamydia and asked the nurse to check if it had gone. This was a year and a half ago and everything came back normal. But now, I have tested positive for HPV but no abnormal cells. 
 

I have the same worries- is a year too long to leave it to check again? Can I be sexually active still? I haven't had sex for a year and a half (just after my smear last time), and will I be the one who gets cancerous cells next year?!

it was interesting what you mentioned about low immune system - I hadn't been on antibiotics but I had been going through exams, developed a stye on my eye a week later and I had an adjacent appointment with the doctor for another 2 pains/problems that were occurring at the time. So also pretty low. I'm thinking maybe this is why the virus became active. 

however, it's good to know we are not alone. 

Xx

Hi all

same has happened to me.. I regularly check for all other STIs and I'm always clear of them  - but not on this .. 

I wish someone would have told me to just get the injection before I went Out there - but hey here we are. Like why can't they have it at the sex clinic as a menu option when you first go & get a U test .. it makes no sense - we are supposed to know everything.. & it's stressy enough just going to check all the other stuff every 3 months.  No one mentioned it even when I had a scare once. 
 

abyways - I think much needed work is indeed warranted - I'm thinking of starting some kind of awareness myself - I'm an educated woman & I feel very embarrassed that I didn't clock this at all ! 
 

So mine came back HPV pos but pap was normal - wait for a year- and don't worry you don't have to tell anyone ‍♀️ So I thought ok - get some mushroom pills n vitamins n carry on with life. 

To me theres some misguiding info out there - I must have 2 different strains cause I got warts which were like little tiny lymph nodes & some sites are going on that that is the low level - but then I read later that the test only tests high risk strains (this is not made clear in my letter AT ALL ) so I'm going round thinking I've got low risk n not to worry. 

 - I mean should I crap myself & hide for 2 years or should I just see it as a part of life that's quite normal & only now more exposed than it would have been years ago when I was a teenager. Just like when you test for covid there are obviously going to be more people getting positives.. and that's gonna freak people out - like on the test at least say this is the way that we are testing now - not like the old days .. 

this and covid - I'm like ok I can't live my life hiding in a huge condom .. I mean if that helps others maybe we should just all say goodbye to relationships and be monks - hide in our houses for all eternity .. tho that seriously is tempting at the moment - for me I know that's not at all possible. 
 

Abyone who relates ? I reckon we should have action on some kind of campaign that educates not only young women - but older women like me - who may be dipping their toes into sex again after a long time .. don't expect me to do all the research for the love of god ! Us oldies coming out of divorces have enough on our plates. 

im not afraid to die at all - I'm just upset that I could carry this to others now & that my life will be much less fun. But I guess I'll learn to live with it in some way 

Yeah I completely agree. I'm thinking to myself now I'm going to be worried about having sexual partners until I know it's gone, and also I feel I have to tell them and then see if they still want me! It's a horrible feeling. I am the same, my letter says I am at low risk of cervical cancer but then I have HPV and that must be a high risk strain right? 
 

really confusing. 

Well that's what I assertained when I looked for the info - 

ive just signed up for a home test to confirm the exact strain - then I'll go from there on immunity 

ive booked a session with my natreopath in readiness 

it will be cool I'm sure - there are women I see on the chat here that have cleared - and well the nhs letters don't seem to give you much cause for concern. 
 

It's what's so right now - it doesn't have to stay that way - positive mindset

see it as empowerment & an opportunity to look at what YOU want and need for a man .. you know what if any man is worth his salt he will stand with you .  
 

Think abundance - not lack .. 

this is not HIV - ok .. this is a very early slight sign that you may or may not develop cancer 80 /20 - the weight being in recovery section .. 

so stop moping about - stop smoking - stop drinking - eat a tonne of veggies & get yourselves fighting fit ..

Hi Nina, 

I saw you have a few questions about your screening results so just wanted to share some information we have about this as well as some common FAQs about HPV I've found on Jo's cervical cancer trust website. I hope this helps clear things up but do give our cancer nurses a call next week if you'd like to talk things through with them. They're available on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m.

All the best,

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hi Steph,

thanks so much for that I have taken a look and have actually spoken to a nurse I know who has reassured me to try not to worry too much as it is so common. 
 

thanks again x