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Open season on women?

hathagirl
  • By hathagirl · New reply 5:14 pm
  • In Early detection and testing · 4 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 ...

I don't understand

rene89
  • By rene89 · New reply 4:52 pm
  • 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 ...

Bloating After Leep?

mutchy
  • By mutchy · New reply 4:12 pm
  • In Early detection and testing · 12 replies
  • I have always had a very flat tummy and since my LEEP I have been bloated similar to when I was still menstrating and would be bloated before my periods. I have been exercising and have not gained any ...

dr oz program on hpv

drdyer
  • By drdyer · New reply 1:29 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 ...

Can you get dysplasia or cervical cancer without HPV?

lethallawgirl
  • By lethallawgirl · New reply 1:27 pm
  • 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 ...

abnormal AGAIN

tnsweetness
  • By tnsweetness · New reply 1:18 pm
  • In Dysplasia including procedures · 11 replies
  • well i am back, i just got my results from my pap and its very low grade, same as before,the doctor told me to wait 4 to 6 months and return for another pap, or i can have a hysterectomy, i am meeting ...

not sure what this means after leep

tnsweetness
  • By tnsweetness · New reply 1:04 pm
  • In Dysplasia including procedures · 20 replies
  • i had a leep done monday, no cramping,no discharge,no bleeding at all. i hope thats a good sign,the nurse called me this morning and said the results were good and the doctor got it all...what does that ...

After LEEP

Momma
  • By Momma · New reply 12:54 pm
  • In Dysplasia including procedures · 6 replies
  • I have a question...I had HGSIL followed by a LEEP 11-20 and on Thanksgiving I started bleeding pretty bad and went back in for the silver nitrate (which about killed me it hurt 100x worse than the LEEP ...

cold knife cone biopsy

cecil7
  • By cecil7 · New reply 11:40 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 ...

Terminal Cancer

Suedg
  • By Suedg · New reply 11:26 am
  • In Finding emotional support · 21 replies
  • My Mom was diagnosed with Terminal cervical cancer. She was given 6-8 months to live. I am not sure if I am posting this in the right area but I was looking for help. I was wondering if someone could ...

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 ...

Hi

Fifi80
  • By Fifi80 · New reply 8:51 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 ...

i need information

rene89
  • By rene89 · New reply 1:08 am
  • In HPV prevention in men and boys · 6 replies
  • i just want to know that if a guy gives me oral sex or if i give oral sex. Can he get HPV??? I forgot which kind i had but i know it has someting to do with my cervix ...

Did anyone see Dr. Oz talk about HPV?

Eimaj
  • By Eimaj · New reply yesterday at 8:34 pm
  • 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 ...

What are YOU thankful for??? Happy Thanksgiving!

aileen
  • By aileen · New reply yesterday at 5:27 pm
  • 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 · New reply yesterday at 4:37 pm
  • 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 ...

Having Surgery Tomorrow for HPV Anal Warts-Seeking Support

sufferinginsilence
  • By sufferinginsilence · New reply yesterday at 1:42 pm
  • In Finding emotional support · 24 replies
  • My gynocologist found anal warts in and around my anus while doing an exam about a month ago. When she told me what they were (HPV warts) I completely lost it right there on the exam table, and have been ...

Confused about the type of HPV I have

butterfly123
  • By butterfly123 · New reply yesterday at 12:36 pm
  • 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 ...

Totally cured - naturally

DIM
  • By DIM · New reply yesterday at 12:57 am
  • In Dysplasia including procedures · 49 replies
  • Hi all! I am posting this...not to bluff....but to encourage everyone who is in the same boat. I was diagnosed with CIN3 early January 2009 and have since followed a natural approach to treatments - refusing ...

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 ...

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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