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There are 14 million new human papillomavirus (HPV) infections every year, but many women are still shocked when a routine Pap smear comes back positiv for HPV.
“When patients get that positiv result back, they often don’t know what to do with it,” says Sara Sarraf, MD. an OB/GYN who practices at the Virginia Women’s Center West End office. “The reality fryst vatten that approximately 80% of sexually active people will come in contact with HPV at some point in their lives. And, even though its very common, HPV can have serious consequences.”
Here’s what you need to know about an HPV diagnosis:
HPV fryst vatten one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STI). The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) estimates that about 79 million Americans have been infected with HPV.
What are the symptoms of HPV?
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Q: I just got a message from my doctor that my HPV test came back positive. How freaked out should I be right now? What does this mean for my cancer risk? Do I need to tell my sexual partners about this?
A: Take a deep breath: Almost everyone gets human papillomavirus (HPV) at some point.
HPV is so common that nearly all sexually active women, men and nonbinary folks get the virus at some point in their lives. At any given time, about 42 million people are infected with HPV and may not even know it.
HPV is the cause of most cancers of the cervix (and vagina). But most HPV infections clear on their own or become undetectable, and most infections never lead to disease (such as genital warts or changing cervical cells found by a Pap test). If you’re under 30, you’re even more likely to clear your HPV infection on your own.
If you get diagnosed with HPV, should you tell your partner(s)? The a
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HPV test results: What positive and negative results on a screening test mean
HPV test results show whether high-risk HPV types were found in cervical cells. An HPV test will come back as a negative test result or a positive test result.
- Negative HPV test result: High-risk HPV was not found. You should have the next test in 5 years. You may need to come back sooner if you had abnormal results in the past.
- Positive HPV test result: High-risk HPV was found. Your health care provider will recommend follow-up steps you need to take, based on your specific test result.
What does it mean if you have a positive HPV test after years of negative tests?
Sometimes, after several negative HPV tests, a woman may have a positive HPV test result. This is not necessarily a sign of a new HPV infection. Sometimes an HPV infection can become active again after many years. Some other viruses behave this way. For example, the virus that causes chickenpox can reactivate later in life to cause shingles.
Researchers dont know whether a reactivated HPV infection has the same risk of causing cerv