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I don't understand

rene89
  • By rene89 · New reply yesterday at 10:53 pm
  • 13 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 ...

thrown for a loop

Lydia321
  • By Lydia321 · New reply November 17, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • I had a hysterectomy 5 years ago due to cervical cancer. I have not had any problems until recently. After noticing swolen lymph nodes I am back to the Dr for more testing. When I saw the Dr today as ...

Can I get warts again?

starlight123
  • By starlight123 · Posted November 10, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I was diagnosed with HPV a couple of years ago and so was my boyfriend. We both had genital warts and I got mine removed about a year ago. However, my boyfriend still has them. We have been using condoms ...

Urgent! Can I take morning after pill if I have high risk HPV?

smileface
  • By smileface · New reply November 4, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Does anyone know if there's any side effect of taking morning after pill (Emergency contraception) if I have HPV? I've heard birth control pill is pretty bad so I wonder if the morning after pill is that ...

NCCC Chapter San Antonio TX

SurvivorJan
  • By SurvivorJan · Posted November 4, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Hi All - I'm looking for people who are interested in helping spread the word about HPV and Cervical Cancer. We just went through the month of pink, but what will we see when January rolls around? If ...

Questions

bradli
  • By bradli · New reply October 28, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • I just had a baby in July and had a pap smear come back bad, so did the LEEP, I think thats what its called, where they found the bad area and cut it out, well the results came back that it was not cancer ...

Bicornuate uterus with quadruple fibroids and HPV high-risk

carmensinger
  • By carmensinger · New reply October 28, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • I am 54 years old with a bicornuate uterus (2 uteri), each with 2 golf-ball size fibroids (4 total), recently diagnosed with high-risk hpv . I've had surgery 30 years ago for endometriosis, and don't ...

bleeding after sex,since leep???

needhelp1
  • By needhelp1 · New reply October 28, 2009
  • 17 replies
  • i had a leep done over 2 month ago!i waited a month until the doc gave me the ok to have sex again!ever since then i've been bleeding during and after sexual intercourse!so i went back to my doctor and ...

flaming vagina and rectum

sunwoman-48
  • By sunwoman-48 · New reply October 27, 2009
  • 18 replies
  • Talk to me please,I am 61and I can't be the only one who has this issue. I am on fire( vaginal & rectal) since 3/08. Can't get relief from Dr. or find answers or solution that works for raw burning pain ...

Pregnancy & Dysplasia Advice...

Gemysyn
  • By Gemysyn · New reply October 17, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • About 3 weeks ago I went into my doctors office for the results of my colposcopy...he said I either have moderate or severe dysplasia. They weren't sure because the cut of my biopsy wasn't sqare enough ...

Must Read Book on HPV and Abnormal Pap Smears

pkfoxx
  • By pkfoxx · New reply October 5, 2009
  • 23 replies
  • I had my first abnormal Pap and diagnosed with HPV 14 months ago. I was at the library back then and just happened to see a book on a table called: What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About HPV and Abnormal ...

Favor to ask of people attending conference

Eimaj
  • By Eimaj · New reply September 25, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • I wish I could attend the conference in Chicago this year, but unfortunately, I cannot. I have a big favor to ask for all those in our community that will be attending. Could you please stay in contact ...

Anyone have tender groin lymph nodes?

dcw0405
  • By dcw0405 · New reply September 22, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Hey, Just a question... For the past week or so, in the area where my leg crease meets my abdomen (in the groin area), on the right side, it's been tender to touch. There's a small little bump when you ...

Post Colposcopy Question

meg1231
  • By meg1231 · New reply September 20, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • I was diagnosed with CIN1 this past thursday. I had a colposcopy two weeks prior to that. I was wondering if it's normal to miss a period after the procedure. I was curious since I am on BCP, and would ...

Leg cramps

tammyddt
  • By tammyddt · New reply September 13, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • did cemo and radiation cause leg and feet cramps for anyone else ...

Natural Remedy's?

2LINDZ
  • By 2LINDZ · New reply September 11, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • Hello all, I have just been diagnosed with CIN1 and i am interested to see if anyone has used a particular diet and successfully culled the abnormality. i would love to hear from any one and every one ...

HPV and immune suppressant drugs

JLBN
  • By JLBN · New reply September 7, 2009
  • 14 replies
  • Hello all, I have recently been diagnosed with HPV with moderate dysplasia. I will be having a LEEP procedure in October. The HPV only showed up after I had been on immune suppressant drugs for autoimmune ...

What to tell my boyfriend??

seaside246
  • By seaside246 · New reply August 18, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Hi, I just got a letter today that i have mild cervical dysplasia, have to go back in 6 months. What is the risk for my boyfriend........does this effect men? Is this an STD.....and does he now have what ...

Family History

Captain_Colour
  • By Captain_Colour · New reply August 12, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • Hi, I have a serious question... I am 16 years old and have been having sex since I was 12 and it has been with the same guy the whole time. My mom had cervical cancer precancerous cells and then they ...

40 yrs old.

tamalaatp
  • By tamalaatp · New reply August 11, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • I went to the Dr.s and had a pap done. I came up with the HPV and they said that this could be something I have carried since my 20's when I had a biopsy done and the results were neg. How does this affect ...

stopcancernow: How about a HPV test you can do in the privacy of your own home and not have to go into the docs office for the test?!!?!?!

stopcancernow: How about HPV Point-of-care testing in Docs office so you can get HPV result while in the office?? We have the technology to do that now.

stopcancernow: It is good to be careful not to over test young adults (under 21). So so many positives that amount to nothing and women over tested!!

stopcancernow: What needs to be added to ACOG guidelines??? HPV Testing. HPV Testing. HPV Testing!!!!!!!!!!!!

stopcancernow: What needs to be added to ACOG guidelines? Add Pap test AND HPV test for women age 30 and over. It should be in there!!!

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