about 2 mths ago i went to the dr and she told me i had condyloma right .. so i went to one more and he said he didnt think i had it right .. then i went to one more right .. she said i had it right ..but then the pap come back good .. i didnt have anything .. does this mean im clean and i dont have this .. then i was lookin on the net ... i found a website that said sometimes people get told they have a std , when they dont .. but no other test has been done .nor has anyone in the past 5 yrs or so got what i was told i have .. i dont think i have condyloma at all .. so im a lil upset ... theres cancer on my mom's side very bad .. my grandma has lost 2 brother from cancer of some kind.. my mom has lost one of her aunts child to cancer as well .. so now im wondering if i have it .. seems like dr's just like to look and say what they see ..then to do what they can to see what it really is .. anyways im not sure what i have but i dont feel like its what 2 dr's said i have .. only one of the 3 said he didnt think i had it ... can someone help me out here pls .. i have an email candybearlookin4u@yahoo.com... p.s. i have looked at pic of other things and what i have to me doesnt look like what i have ... thank you unbrokenspirit hugss to all
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- By unbrokenspiritt
- Posted July 2, 2009 at 4:56 pm · 2 replies
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- By flowershoplady
- Posted July 2, 2009 at 6:21 pm
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hello, unbrokenspirit. i know you posted a month or so ago about these same questions. if the doctor said 'condyloma', he may have been referring to genital warts. most gynecologists should be able to recognize these upon inspection. you could have a normal pap and still have warts...sometimes the warts aren't where they're doing the pap smear. did they do an hpv test? that would indicate whether or not you have an active hpv infection. you could have partners who don't exhibit any warts, yet still have the hp virus. and, hpv has many strains, some of which can potentially cause genital warts, and some which can potentially cause dysplasia/cancer. i'm not sure why you've seen 3 different doctors, but i would encourage you to find a doctor whom you like and trust so that he can do testing and examinations to make a better diagnosis.
- By pepsicolarocks
- Posted July 2, 2009 at 6:57 pm
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Unbrokenspirit,
What you need is an HPV DNA test. This is the only way to know for certain whether or not what you have is actually condyloma. If you don't mind me asking, where are the areas in question? Are they on your vulva or your anus? I had a doctor try and tell me once that I had warts on my anus, but it truned out to be hemmorhoids. It probably wouldn't hurt to have one of these growths removed for biopsy, just to be on the safe side. Best of luck to you!
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