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Hpv positive no abdominal cells

Sussexgirl1
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Hi ladies, 

First time posting.

I received the letter yesterday stating HPV positive no abdominal cells, I'm panicking so much that I can't even eat. How could I get this when I'm not sexually active,  I'm so confused. ? I have been told they will check me again in a year, so they can't be overally worried. But I am. Any positive stories please  

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    Im so sorry you have recieved this news, however (as i i derstand it) lots of people have HPV so its not something you can easily work out where it came from.

    I found out through routine smear i had it and yet i was in (and still am in) a monogomous relationship. I had previously had CIN III 10 years prior, but had plenty of clear smears between CIN III and HPV smear. My HPV didnt progress and lasted two smears, then i started getting the 'normal' result again.  Ive now had 3 normal in a row so it has definitely gone. Ive no idea how i came by it, and i trust my partner implicitly. Maybe it was dormant and came back? I mustve had it before due to the CIN III so thats the best my non medical brain could come up with. 

    good luck and i hope your HPV goes withiut saying 'goodbye' too xx 

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    Hi Sussexgirl

    I’m sorry that you are experiencing so much anxiety over your smear result. I’m assuming that at some point in your life you have been sexually active, since the HPV virus is transmitted by skin to skin contact-though not necessarily penetrative sex. The virus can lay dormant in your system, in which case it would be negative on testing, but can flare up at times when our immune system is not at its best. Almost everyone who has ever been sexually active will have come into contact with the virus in their life, but most will not even know they have it, and it doesn’t cause any issues for them. 

    The fact that no abnormal cells have been identified means that it hasn’t caused you any issues, which is a really good thing. The screening programme has done its job and picked up that you have the virus, and it’s standard in that case to have another check in a year’s time. You might find then that you will test negative for the virus and go back to the normal screening schedule. 

    Having the virus doesn’t mean that you will ever get cancer, and doesn’t mean that you will definitely ever have abnormal cells, so please try to stop worrying and put it out of your head. There really is no need to be concerned about your results. 

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