How is HPV diagnosed?

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I am curious then as to whether to take the diagnosis of HPV from the first lab seriously given the errors in their report. I have had two healthy children since then and am pregnant with my third. I certainly don't want to put this child or my husband at risk. Is there a blood test or culture test that can determine the presence of HPV? I asked my GYN at the time I had the colposcopy about HPV testing and was told then it was notoriously unreliable and not worth it. Has the testing improved in the past 6 years?

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Linda

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