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Re: endometriosis and hpv -one more thing
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue May 17 08:10:42 2005
HPV on the cervix or in the genital area is an STD.
At Mon, 16 May 2005, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>I have endometriosis and have just recently been diagnosed with HPV and
>mild dysplasia - am I reading your message right that HPV is not an STD
>like my doctor is leading me to believe?
>
>At Mon, 16 May 2005, anonymous wrote:
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>>You are correct I did mis-write the info on Herpes/HPV. Sorry, that's
>>what happens when doing more than one thing at a time.
>>
>>thanks for the clarification of my jumbled post.
>>
>>At Mon, 16 May 2005, Jules wrote:
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>>>Anon,
>>>
>>>I don't know where exactly you got your information from but there were
>>>at least two things you wrote that are wrong.
>>>
>>>1-Endometriosis is not identified visually. It can be suspected
>>>visually, but it must be sent to pathology to confirm before a diagnosis
>>>will be made.
>>>
>>>2-Herpes is not caused by HPV. HPV is the virus that causes warts.
>>>Every kind of wart, from planters warts to genital warts. It also
>>>causes cervical dysplasia. There are hundreds of strains of HPV, none
>>>of which cause Herpes or cold sores or chicken pox. They are caused by
>>>the Herpes Simplex virus. HS1 is very common and is usually responsible
>>>for cold sores around or in the mouth. HS2 is not as common and is
>>>usually responsible for genital herpes, though HS1 can be spread to the
>>>genitals also and vise-versa.
>>>
>>><><
>>>
>>>At Fri, 13 May 2005, anonymous wrote:
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>>>>Endometriosis CAN activate a dormant HPV.
>>>>Stress = emotional, mental, physical, medical
>>>>
>>>>At Fri, 13 May 2005, anonymous wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>*sigh*
>>>>>
>>>>>HPV is not caused by nor does it cause endometriosis and any doctor who
>>>>>confuses the two should be immediately sent for a brain scan to see if
>>>>>there is any living tissue between the ears.
>>>>>
>>>>>Endometriosis is diagnosed via laparoscopic surgery and visual
>>>>>identification.
>>>>>
>>>>>HPV can be diagnosed with a vaginal swab or a swab of any of the other
>>>>>number of places that any of the hundreds of mutations and variations of
>>>>>HPV can be found including but not limited to your genitals, mouth,
>>>>>hands and feet.
>>>>>
>>>>>HPV, often thought to be an STD, can be contracted without sexual
>>>>>contact (this has been scientifically and medically documented many,
>>>>>many, many times despite some commonplace theories to the contrary).
>>>>>Having HPV is not evidence that you or your partner cheated, became
>>>>>infected and then infected the other person. HPV is a virus that is
>>>>>believed to be living silently in the bodies of nearly 100% of the human
>>>>>race what activates the virus in some people has not been established
>>>>>with 100% certainty but the belief is that stress, other illnesses or
>>>>>certain other immune-system conditions will trigger the dormant virus
>>>>>into an active state. Medications such as zovirax is used to control
>>>>>the outbreak and return the virus to dormant state. The same medication
>>>>>is used whether the type of HPV you have is genital herpes, common cold
>>>>>sore or chicken pox. All of which are HPVs. Gynecologists, family
>>>>>practice and general medicine doctors can easily diagnose and treat it.
>>>>>
>>>>>Endometriosis is a biological disease and the trigger or triggers are
>>>>>not 100% identified and determined thus the difficulty in establishing a
>>>>>reliable treatment protocol that works across the board with some sense
>>>>>of reliability and predictability. Reproductive Endocrinologists and
>>>>>skilled Laparoendoscopic Surgeons are who you need to seek treatment
>>>>>from.
>>>>>
>>>>>At Fri, 13 May 2005, Miranda wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>At Tue, 14 May 2002, JAMIE wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>hi, i just wanted to know if anyone knew of a connection between the
>>>>>>>two?Can a doctor misdiagnose you and say you have hpv and you really
>>>>>>>have endometriosis?
>>>>>>>jamie
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>Jamie
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>Jamie,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Could you let me know if you get an answer to this question? I just
>>>>>>tested positive for HPV and I was wondering the same thing.
>>>>>>Endometriosis runs in my family so I was thinking the same exact thing.
>>>>>>I hope to talk to you soon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>>Miranda
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