Re: Displaysia and HPV - LONG!~!
From: Chris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 1 Oct 2000 11:58:38 +1000
Dear Gina,
HPV can be caught even with the use of a condom 100% of the time. Also, HPV
will not come back on a culture. HAve you had a colposcopy? A colposcopy
allows the doctor to have a closer look at your cervix with a magnifying
light. (S)He paints vinegar and sometimes iodine on the cervix to look at
any abnormal areas. Considering 80% of the adult population carry the HPV,
it isn't unusual at all to know four people who have cervical changes. Also,
sometimes the PAP smear can be misleading or inconclusive as some people
have irritation of the cervix, so a colposcopy is definitely recommended to
see anything the PAP may have missed.
Love Emma
>----- Original Message -----
From: gina <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 12:42 AM
Subject: Re: Displaysia and HPV - LONG!~!
> Although I've never read any medical evidence to support this, I really
> believe that there is a hormonal connection to cervical problems, also.
> I'm 32 years old and often have questionable pap results. It hasn't
> resulted in dysplasia yet, but there's always some irritation, despite
> repeated prescriptions designed to clear it up. One doctor told me she
> was sure that I had HPV - I've only had one sexual partner, and at the
> time, had NEVER had sex without a condom. Anyway, she did cultures on
> two separate occasions and both came back negative. (By the way, she
> basically called me a liar about only having sex with one person.)
>
> I've only known four people my age who have had cervical problems -
> myself, my sister, and two friends. The four of us are also the only
> ones I know who have fertility problems, irregular periods, etc. It
> seems like too much of a coincidence to me.
>
> At Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Chris wrote:
> >
> >Dear Kathleen,
> >
> >HPV (human papilloma virus) is the cause of most, but not all, changes of
> >the cells of the cervix (dysplasia). 80% of sexually active adults are
> >infected with HPV. HPV is caught by sexual contact - not necessarily
> >intercourse, also other forms of contact. It is also thought that it is
> >possible for a mother to pass HPV to her child during childbirth,
although
> >this isn't conclusive yet. Once a person has HPV, there is no cure. There
> >may never be any outward symptoms or abnormal PAP smears if the virus
> >remains dormant. HPV is not just one virus, there are at least 100
> >documented types so far. Some cause genital warts, some cause normal skin
> >warts, some change cervical cells. You have come into contact with the
virus
> >at some stage in your life and it has just taken this long before the
virus
> >has become active. Often something may precipitate the changes such as
> >decreased immunity, stress or smoking. So even though the virus has just
> >made itself known, there is no way to tell when you contracted it. Yearly
> >(or second yearly in some countries) PAP smears are recommended because
of
> >the huge prevalence of HPV infection. Dysplasia in itself is not harmful
> >There are three levels of dysplasia, CIN I, CIN II and CIN III. Up to 70%
of
> >CIN I spontaneously disapear, the other 30% either stay CIN I or progress
to
> >CIN II. About 50% of CIN II spontaneously regress. CIN I doesn't respond
> >very well to treatment at all, so often it is just monitored. CIN II &
III
> >can be successfully treated with a number of procedures including the
LEEP,
> >LLETZ and cone biopsy. If left untreated some CIN may progress to
cancer -
> >most don't, but some do, hence the whole idea of screening. Cervical
cancer
> >is the only cancer that can be prevented before it is even a cancer!!!!
> >Hope this is of some help, if you need anymore info you can email me at
> >chemma@hotkey.net.au .
> >Love Emma
> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Kathleen <anonymous@medispecialty.com>
> >To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <pcos@mail.medispecialty.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 6:18 PM
> >Subject: Displaysia and HPV
> >
> >> I am 25 I have been married 7 years to my only sexual partner.
Recently
> >> I had 2 abnormal paps resulting a colposcopy and then LEEP. My doctor
> >> said I had displaysia and it is caused from HPV, and that HPV is caused
> >> from multiple sexual partners. My husband has had 2 sexual partners
> >> besides me. They were both virgins. My questions are: is HPV the only
> >> cause of Displaysia? If not what are the other causes? and Why would I
> >> after 7 years of a monogamous marriage get Displaysia?
> >>
>
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