May 24, 2012
Sex & Beauty Genital Warts and HPV CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA
CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA |
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Dear Ask The Doctor: My recent pap smear came back with abnormal cells on my cervix so they tested for hpv which came back positive for the high strain (all my previous pap smears have always come back OK). I will be having the test done to determine if the cells are cancerous. My concern is I have only had one partner - my husband of 7 years. He had two partners before me. We do not use condoms. Is it possible that I became infected with hpv 7 years ago and it has taken this long for there to be abnormal cells on my cervix? Dear Sara: PAP smear is the test done to look for precancerous changes in the cervix with no signs and symtoms in the patient and is generally diagnosed during routine screening of the susceptible age group in the population. The process of cervical changes may start anytime after the age of 21 years or when sexual activity is started and many of the atypical changes in the cells of the cervix are caused by inflammatory changes or by initial stages of HPV infection which can be present there from the beginning , so it is possible that you had HPV infection for more than 7 years.This is the reason that vaccination for HPV is recommended for every girl and woman aged between 9 and 26 years to prevent against several HPV types that cause around 30 percent of cervical cancers , as these vaccines donot provide protection against all types of HPV, regualr screening is advised for them. |
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| Last Updated ( Saturday, 15 January 2011 ) |
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