What High Risk Strains Of Hpv Cause Cancer Cervical?
I just found out that I have High risk Hpv. I’ve done the colposcopy, and my doctor did a biopsy last week.Should I be worried that its taking so long to get the results? Since I have the High risk Hpv, can i spread it to someone else?
January 31st, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Human papillomavirus, or HPV for short, is the current leading cause of cervical. There are over 100 different strains of the the virus, but only a few strains are considered to be high risk.
The HPV test is a method for many to determine if they are infected with HPV, and if it is a high risk strain. The HPV test is most often done in women over 30, along with a regular Pap smear.
Approval of Gardasil, the HPV vaccine, has made the virus preventable , in hopes of eliminating cervical cancer. Another HPV vaccine, Cervarix, may soon be approved by the FDA.
Cervical Cancer Risk Factors
1. Giving birth to many children.
2. Having many sexual partners.
3. Having first sexual intercourse at a young age.
4. Smoking cigarettes.
5. Oral contraceptive use (“the Pill”).
6. Weakened immune system
Treatment
For most cases of HPV, there is no recommended treatment unless there are genital warts and/or abnormal cervical changes. Then the genital warts and cervical changes are directly treated. There is no universal HPV treatment.
Treatment of genital warts include prescribed at home topical creams, freezing or burning the warts, and other in office treatment.
Changes to the cervix detected through abnormal pap smears can be treated in a variety of ways. The goal of treating cervical abnormalities is by removing the affected tissue. This is commonly done by a LEEP procedure. Depending on the extent of the cervical abnormality, other treatment methods may be used, including surgery.
Prevention & spread
The only true method of protection against HPV is to abstain from all sexual activity. This includes any sexual contact and is not limited to interourse. Because abstinence is not realistic for most adults, other means of protection must be used to reduce the risk of developing HPV.
There is no cure for HPV, though the virus often goes away on its own without medical treatment.
January 31st, 2010 at 9:39 pm
I just found out i have HPV high strain also. I got the colposcopy and biopsy done and teh results take up to a few weeks so dont worry. I found out i have cervical dysplasia which is precancer cells in yourcervex but it ranges from mild, moderate, to severe and after that its cancer. Cervical Dysplasia is NOT cancer! It means you found it early and all they are going to want to do is take the precancer cells off your cervex. I was diagnosed with cervical dysplasia mild-moderate and will be having laser surgery in a few weeks but i hear all good things about it. HPV is very common my doctor explained to me its actually rare to hear of someone who doesn’t have it or doesn’t know someone who has it! if you wanna chat i know what your going through email me at misticalyunique@aol.com
February 1st, 2010 at 3:46 am
strains 16 and 18 were noted to cause cervical cancer. yes you can infect someone else through sexual contact
February 1st, 2010 at 8:00 am
Sorry
It does not mean you have CA now but you do have a very high change of getting it some time in your life.