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Worried out of my mind!

Vlop07
  • By Vlop07 · New reply yesterday at 3:11 pm
  • 5 replies
  • Hello I found out I had hpv in April 2008! I was 4 months pregnant at the time so they couldn't do much! I had a coloscopy but the doctor said everything looked fine n he couldn't see anything! The week ...

I just was diagnosed with HPV...Help!?

unsure07
  • By unsure07 · New reply yesterday at 2:38 am
  • 6 replies
  • I'm 19 years old and just had my first abnormal PAP smear. I'm completely terrified. I've researched HPV to wits end and while I hope I am in that 90% of cases that clear up in 2 years or less, I can't ...

NCCC eScrip

rbiety
  • By rbiety · New reply January 6, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • Dear NCCC Member: HAPPY NEW YEAR! All of us at the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) thank you for your generous support in 2008. 2009 is shaping up as an even busier year for the NCCC. With 10,000 ...

Odor after Biopsy

twina246
  • By twina246 · New reply January 5, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • I had my biopsy done on Tuesday. I have an odor. Is this normal? The papers they gave me at the clinic said to call if you have foul odor after the procedure ...

results back from colposcopy

youngirl
  • By youngirl · New reply December 21, 2008
  • 3 replies
  • hello inspire family! I got my results back and I have CIN1 and my ECC was negatitive. So I am doing a watch and wait pap smear with a follow up of every 6 months and 12 months. I'm glad for early detection ...

ASCUS

zenner
  • By zenner · New reply December 16, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • here i am again .. just got another papaer with my pap results.. and as i see it is ASCUS.... and at one pojn tthey say that they need to see my hpv to determin the problem .. and my hpv high risk is ...

confused!

coral
  • By coral · New reply December 16, 2008
  • 5 replies
  • so i'm confused. when they say "most women clear the hpv", does that mean that it goes away forever for some women? or does it just go dormant until your immune system is down? if the last time i had ...

RESULTS

zenner
  • By zenner · New reply December 13, 2008
  • 7 replies
  • THESE ARE MY RESULTS from last year ... I was supposed to get my medical records from 3 weeks ago too but looks like someone forgot to fax it but i ll get it tomorrow i hope SO this is what they found ...

good news

zenner
  • By zenner · Posted December 12, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • SO I GOT LUCKY ENOUGH TODAY TO GET AT LEAST MY HPV RESULTS BUT I AM CONFUSED... YOU KNOW HOW I SAID THAT I WANT MY MEDICAL RECORDS BEC I AM HPV NEGATIVE BUT ABNORMAL PAP...... SO AFTER DAYS AND DAYS OF ...

PMS??

zenner
  • By zenner · New reply December 11, 2008
  • 6 replies
  • So I have some weird thing going on with my body nad i don t kknow if it is related to cervical cancer or anything like that knowing that i have abnormal pap. I had my period like 2 weeks ago came 2 days ...

did the colposcopy today

youngirl
  • By youngirl · Posted December 11, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • so I had a really good GYN. He was very nice and explained everything and answered all of my questions. In fact he said the HPV positive meant nothing. My first pap was ASUS and the next one was LSIL ...

HPV NEGATIVE

zenner
  • By zenner · New reply December 11, 2008
  • 9 replies
  • OK.. SO after I foud out a few days ago that my paps is abnormal I got really scared bec the last 2 years and a half I ve been positive paps and hpv. As I said many times here I did colposcopy and they ...

I'm confused by my PCP

youngirl
  • By youngirl · New reply December 10, 2008
  • 7 replies
  • Hey everyone. I've been reading the personal accounts on this website so I decided to join. Here is my share. This past June I had my first abnormal pap and found out I am HPV positive. My primary care ...

BIG question about HPV!!!!!!

TiffanyB
  • By TiffanyB · New reply December 10, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • ok i found out that my boyfriend cheated on my about a year ago and i got another full STD check-up done and they told me i have another stran of HPV now that also causes cervical cancer my question is ...

Frustrated after my cold knife cone..

Kate25or
  • By Kate25or · New reply December 8, 2008
  • 5 replies
  • This seems like its been a long journey already, and really it hasn't.. I had my annual pap done in May of '08 and it came back abnormal (my first abnormal). I scheduled the biopsy (culposcopy... sp ...

AIS - Hope this information is true and correct!

mamatotwo
  • By mamatotwo · New reply December 6, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • "In reply, given the information provided and without access to medical notes or the benefit of a personal examination. The term adenocarcinoma in situ is an old terminology that we are trying to avoid ...

Cervical Health Awareness Posters Now Available

rbiety
  • By rbiety · New reply December 5, 2008
  • 3 replies
  • Dear NCCC Member: January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Posters are now available! Lets bring awareness to women nationwide. Take them to your local OB/GYN offices, work bulletin boards, home, Starbucks ...

just wanna know I am not alone

mamatotwo
  • By mamatotwo · New reply December 4, 2008
  • 6 replies
  • Not sure if I am posting this correctly. I hope that I am. Well HELLO everybody ! I am just looking for people to talk to that may be going through some of the same things that I am. I am a 30 year old ...

Having a leep what to expect afterwards

SHASHA
  • By SHASHA · New reply December 2, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • Would like know is this a form of treatment ...

Early Detection?

bookbabe20
  • By bookbabe20 · New reply December 2, 2008
  • 13 replies
  • I would like to share my cancer detection story to find out if this is a normal progression for detection. I have had regular yearly pap screenings which were reported as normal. In May of this year I ...

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