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Can anyone relate to me and give me advise?

peanut2505
  • By peanut2505 · Posted 9:11 am
  • In Dysplasia including procedures · 0 replies
  • Hi! This is my first time here. Hoping that someone could help me. I was diagnosed in 2005 with HPV. From 2005-2008 it was low grade. I had had 3-4 biopsies and colpo's and when the results would come ...

Open season on women?

hathagirl
  • By hathagirl · Posted 9:02 am
  • In Early detection and testing · 3 replies
  • You can't help but feel that it is open season on women -- first breast cancer guldlines are pushed back, now this! Unbelievable! November 20, 2009 Guidelines Push Back Age for Cervical Cancer Tests By ...

Can you get dysplasia or cervical cancer without HPV?

lethallawgirl
  • By lethallawgirl · Posted 2:14 am
  • In Early detection and testing · 3 replies
  • Hello everyone. I have had abnormal pap smears since 2002. I was pregnant that year and delievered the following spring. By then, the Health Dept. would not push the issue. They could not tell my why ...

I don't understand

rene89
  • By rene89 · Posted 12:46 am
  • In Help desk · 5 replies
  • I keep hearing things on the news like...people are saying that...pap smears are bad for young girls...what is all that about?...Does anyone know ...

Hi

Fifi80
  • By Fifi80 · Posted 12:21 am
  • In Dysplasia including procedures · 1 reply
  • HPV Coalition, I have been busy lately studying for school full time, working full time, and working out, and have not been on the chat. I had a moment to think and I just remembered that I have an appointment ...

dr oz program on hpv

drdyer
  • By drdyer · Posted yesterday at 9:40 pm
  • In HPV prevention in men and boys · 7 replies
  • I am a physician-GI-and I have received so many questions about the Dr. Oz program. This is because I screen and treat males with HPV. Yes, I can tell you that HPV can be detected in men as well as women ...

cold knife cone biopsy

cecil7
  • By cecil7 · Posted yesterday at 9:48 am
  • In Early detection and testing · 3 replies
  • Hello this is my first time posting.How long did it take you to feel better afterward.Sorry little TMI but did you have a lot of gas after wards ? I had one done on Tuesday that night I got really sick ...

Confused about the type of HPV I have

butterfly123
  • By butterfly123 · Posted yesterday at 9:26 am
  • In Early detection and testing · 5 replies
  • I recently had an abnormal pap come back and they said I tested positive for HPV. I am having a colposcopy in a couple weeks. After reading some posts on this site, it seems many people know more than ...

Did anyone see Dr. Oz talk about HPV?

Eimaj
  • By Eimaj · Posted yesterday at 12:32 am
  • In Other HPV related cancers · 10 replies
  • I was very pleased with today's Dr. Oz show. He discussed HPV and the various cancer's it causes. He also had a woman on who had cervical cancer. Did anyone else see it ...

scared

nicole_505
  • By nicole_505 · Posted yesterday at 12:07 am
  • In Cervical cancer stages and treatment · 0 replies
  • hi Im very scared because I had a leep with cin2 cells about a year and a half ago then a follow up pap that came back clear. I wasnt aware that I needed to go in every 4 months because I missed the following ...

Had Cone BIopsY, can I still get preg?

ccubberly
  • By ccubberly · Posted November 18, 2009
  • In Health challenges after treatment · 5 replies
  • Soo, i had a cold knife cone biopsy in January.... for a while I was hurting and bleeding.. Every month after I had this procedure done, I have been getting very bad labor-like cramps for the 1st 2 days ...

Reflection......one year ago today

nfw
  • By nfw · Posted November 17, 2009
  • In How my diagnosis changed my life · 3 replies
  • So today is my first year anniversary. I had my trachelectomy a year ago today and since then have been cancer free. There's still 4 more years of hospital visits to endure but I'm not going to focus ...

What are YOU thankful for??? Happy Thanksgiving!

aileen
  • By aileen · Posted November 17, 2009
  • In Hope, friends and humor · 10 replies
  • In the USA, we are coming upon Thanksgiving week. A time for family, friends and reflection of what we have to be thankful for. What are you thankful for? Thanksgiving time can take on a special meaning ...

2 Leeps and Now Waiting for a Cone

Em6262
  • By Em6262 · Posted November 17, 2009
  • In Dysplasia including procedures · 3 replies
  • Well, I was diagnosed with mild and moderate dysplasia 10 years ago when I was 20. I had a leep soon after but I was told they didn't get it all and that I had CIN1 still remaining. They wanted to do ...

normal pap after leep with cin III

hmwalatka
  • By hmwalatka · Posted November 17, 2009
  • In Dysplasia including procedures · 2 replies
  • ok now I'm more worried then before.The results of my LEEP showed cin III with unclear margins. 2 paps since show a few abnormal cells. Looks like HPV is also clearing up. another pap in january. am I ...

Confused and Scared

rapunzele
  • By rapunzele · Posted November 17, 2009
  • In Finding emotional support · 8 replies
  • I had a partial hysterectomy in Jan 1985 and have been clear all those years and 2 years ago my paps came back with both Positive High Risk and Low Risk HPV. I have never developed any warts that are ...

Results

Wifey77
  • By Wifey77 · Posted November 17, 2009
  • In Dysplasia including procedures · 0 replies
  • Hello all. I called my gyn this evening for results of the CKC. I just could not wait until Friday. Another Doc read me the report. Low grade carcinoma, margins are clear. I am assuming this is LGSIL ...

HPV Moderate stage

Betty26
  • By Betty26 · Posted November 16, 2009
  • In HPV/cervical cancer vaccine prevention strategies · 4 replies
  • Hi All, Went to the doctor today and he told me I have Moderate dysplasia....I'm so freaked out He said he will schedule for me to have a cone biopsy, Has anyone had this done before, Was it really bad ...

Cancers Can Vanish Without Treatment, but How?

Percyfaith
  • By Percyfaith · Posted November 16, 2009
  • In Early detection and testing · 0 replies
  • I thought this was a very interesting article. From The New York Times: Cancers Can Vanish Without Treatment, but How? Data from screening led doctors to reconsider that the disease is bound only to grow ...

No period or ovulation after cone biopsy

babymom
  • By babymom · Posted November 16, 2009
  • In Health challenges after treatment · 6 replies
  • I had a cone biopsy 4 months ago and still have not ovulated or gotten my period. A few days after my cone biopsy I thought that I got my period but it never returned the next month. In Oct. I thought ...

stopcancernow: ACOG guidelines are not a legal requirement. Consult your clinician.

stopcancernow: Contact NCCC offices for more info on new ACOG guidelines on Pap test screening at age 21. Talk to your clinician for your own situation.

stopcancernow: YES, ACOG guidelines on starting routine Pap tests at age 21 are in line with research on young adults. Remember to Vaccinate Early.

stopcancernow: Watch for news story on CBS and in Washington Post on NCCC comments on new Pap test guidelines.

stopcancernow: New ACOG guidelines on when to do Pap test ARE in line with where cervical cancer and HPV research on young adults has gone.

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