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Re: hpv questionFrom: anon (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 14 Aug 2002 13:47:51 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 13 Aug 2002, scared wrote: > >my husband of five years just found out that his ex wife was recently >diagnosed with cervical cancer. he knows for a fact that she's slept >with quite a few men since they divorced. does this increase my chances >of having hpv ? also, my doc is on vacation and no one is returning my >calls. should i try and get a pap asap ? with this possible problem, >would most gyn's want to do a pap more frequently than every year ? i >have an acquaintance that has a family history of cervical cancer who >gets a pap every three-four months. is this extreme, or normal ? the >history in her family is two people in the last four generations. You don't mention when you last had a PAP but you should get one anyway once a year whether you have typical risk factors or not. You should know that 85% of the population has HPV so there's a good chance you have it already. Remember, only a SMALL percentage of women with HPV get cervical cancer. Also remember that you can get cervical cancer and not have HPV. One important thing you can do is not smoke.
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