YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for September, 2003: Re: For a doctor please: ASCUS, HPV, and a colposcopy

Re: For a doctor please: ASCUS, HPV, and a colposcopy

From: Alicia Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:26:05 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 23 Sep 2003, Jennifer wrote: >
>I am 23 years old and am married and have been with the same man for
>three years. I have always had normal pap smears until recently, when
>my results came back ASCUS, positive for a high-risk strain of HPV. My
>doctor tells me that I shouldn't worry, it's very common, and that I
>will not get cancer and can still have children. I go in for a
>colposcopy in a few weeks. The doctor says they will probably perform
>cryotherapy and retest for a normal pap smear in a few months.
>
>I feel so ashamed and guilty and like my life is over. Will I ever be
>normal again? After the cyrotherapy, will I be cured? Will abnormal HPV
>cells haunt me for my entire life? I have heard that most people's
>immune systems clear the virus on their own in a few years. Is this the
>case?
>
>I am so scared. Thanks for your help.

Yes it can be cured alone in a few years.

-- Alicia Lapidus MD Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital J. A. Fernández Buenos Aires Argentina Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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