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Re: High Risk HPVFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netThu, 31 Jan 2002 07:36:42 -0600 (CST)
At Wed, 30 Jan 2002, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote: > >At Wed, 30 Jan 2002, lara wrote: >> >>Need help please! My pap test just came back mild abnormal-ASCUS, they >>also ran the HPV test and detected several high risk type HPV. I am so >>scared! does this mean the worst? somebody please help. BTW my white >>blood cell count was low as well.What's the meaning of all this? >Lara > >Do not worry about wbc associated with this. HPV types are a new way of >triaging atypical and abnormal paps. We would tend to be less worried >about ascus with no hpv types, slightly more concerned with ascus and lo >risk hpv and a little more concerned with ascus and hi risk hpv. Nothing >more than some form of increased surveillance, ie repap or colpo. Do >not worry until you get some follow up > >Thanks for the real fast response. I am grateful.My doc.wants me to come for a repeat in 3months or I could have a colposcopy before then. But,do you think that having the several high risk type HPV mean that there could be cancer somewhere? or am I just overprocessing this info? >Never heard about HPV until now! Thanks for your help. >William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG >Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board >Pregnancy and Birth Section >Private Practice >New Orleans, La. > >*Please understand I can not respond to private emails. > >*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are >not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified >health care provider. They are not intended to be the start >of a physician-patient relationship. >
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