Re: Hpv
From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:30:58 -0500 (CDT)
One you can't cure HPV. Once there, it will stay. It can cause
dysplasia which can if ignored progress to cancer. It was not ignored
here but was treated in the standard recommended fashion. Laser is one
of many means of treating and is no better than the others, just more
expensive and glitzy. Freezing or LEEP or even just biopsy is enough to
make it regress or hold still. Many patients will have it be gone after
they deliver a baby vaginally. Actually even hysterectomy will not Cure
it. The virus is still present and can cause the same changes in the
vagina as it does on the cervix.
Stopping smoking is an excellent way to get the dysplasia to regress or
go away. 90% of all patients with dysplasia smoke. It suppresses the
immune system and allows the virus to do its thing.
RDB
At Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Teressa wrote:
>
>Hello, I am a 27 year old mother of soon to be two children. And I was
>just reading about the hpv virus and yes it can be very serious if not
>treated, and that is what happen in my case I had and my paps were
>coming back fine and then i finally had a bad one. well all they did
>for me was watch me and did biopsy after biopsy and for 4 years I stayed
>at a stage 1 then 10 months later after a pap i had another one and was
>at a stage 3 which is one stage before cervical cancer, I ended up
>getting doctor finally who decided that others were playing with my
>health and did laser surgery, which I was given a 50/50chance of getting
>rid of it in the office after the surgery I was told 98% chance of it
>being gone needless to say it didn't work I am now 8 weeks pregnant and
>found out I am at a stage (1 Mild dysplasia) yes the surgery worked long
>enough to get me pregnant and lowered the stage. But now I am faced
>with having a hysteroctomy at the age of 27 after baby is born. All I
>can tell any women don't let this go and don't let the doctor's be in
>control of your care if they tell you you have this then read up on it
>and take control and get done what needs to be done. I trusted my
>doctors and I was let down. It is a very serious thing....
>
>--
> Teressa
>
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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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