I know, it does seem a bit of a coincidence  !!!  I havent had many partners. I married young, only 8 weeks  before my accident (aged 21) We lasted 7 years. He cheated, got her pregnant & left me. I then started to see my current hubby, 27 years ago. So the finger points to my ex !! Anyway, enough of what if's, I just gotta deal with it & pray it doesn't turn into the big 'C'.  Mind you, I'm probably due to have some more *** thrown at me, talk about unlucky. I must've been really bad in a previous life, lol. Good luck & take care

Hi, can anyone tell me if they get any pain with HPV ? My brain is in overdrive & I'm having pains like stomach cramps & groin pain. It's hard to remember if it's my usual pain or different......or am I imagining it ??

HPV as I understand it, that is the infection itself, doesn’t ordinarily cause any symptoms and that is why people don’t realise they have it. Pain is something that needs to be checked out.

My discomfort is mostly ‘naggy’, I’ve only twice taken pain killers for it. It is also more the lower pelvic area, rather than tummy, hence an initial diagnosis of a UTI when it first started.

Until we both have have further tests, we just don’t know what’s going on. It’s all very worrying, yes brain in overdrive !! but all we can do is wait for the medics. It’s tempting to consult ‘Dr Google’ but it’s best avoided! 

Tinkjar, thankyou. I'll have a few more tortuous weeks then before my smear & being able to ask questions.!!

Good luck with yours

Take care x

Hello, yes it seems many of us are on the same boat, with HPV infections we picked up originally, years, even decades ago. You’re right, they didn’t test for HPV before, so none of us would have known we’d picked it up earlier in our love lives! I actually think it’s most likely I got it from my first partner. 
Good news for me, I had a colposcopy this week and it was all clear, no cancer. I spoke to the Doctor about the HPV and he said, it can be dormant for years and reactivate, say if your immune system is low, then go dormant again. I also read somewhere that menopause might be a trigger. He advised me to keep up with my smears, which I obviously will.
Any women coming by reading these posts, just be aware that’s it’s not necessarily a case of having an active HPV infection and it’s been active all the years you’ve had it doing sinister stuff. It could well be a reactivation that will go dormant again. Maybe when the NHS get more data, they could discover that HPV is something of a more permanent nature for more women than is currently suggested. 
My advice is, try not to worry, keep up with the smears. Obviously if you do have any other symptoms, talk to the GP.  X

Brilliant news! So pleased for you. I agree, I have always had my smears regularly and will do so until I can no longer have them. We are so lucky in the UK that we get them via the NHS. Be draft not to keep them up. Great chat, so reassuring. Xxx

Thank you! You’re welcome, I think it helps to find there are others in the same boat, I was absolutely mind blown when the surgery phoned to say I had HPV, when I hadn’t had sex in years, I couldn’t process it, the nurse didn’t seem to understand my shock and concern, so I was even wondering if I’d misunderstood and was then waiting to read it in black and white in the official letter I got. The posts on this site really helped me. Good luck! X