Do you know anyone who has HPV that turned into cervical cancer?
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i had to have surgery to remove some abnormal cells but it didn't turn into full blown cancer. They got it just before it turned in to cancer.
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Do you mean HPV - Human Papilloma Virus?  If so, you can get it from skin-to-skin contact and a condom won't always protect you from it.  Some strains won't give you genital warts, but can show up on your cervix.  HPV can lie dormant in you for years.  That's why it's so important to get your yearly Pap test.  (HPV strains can cause cervical cancer.)  There is now an HPV test available for women over 30. Talk to your doctor if you are concerned.
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It is possible.\n\nAlso, it can take up to 5 years after you are infected with HPV before it shows up on a pap smear.\n\nTalk to your GYN for more specific information including percentages.
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Cervical cancer is caused by HPV, but so far as I am aware there still isn't a link between sexually transmitted infections and other cancers. \n\nWithout knowing how agressive your sister's cancer is, it's impossible to say how long she's had it - but it seems likely that she's had it since before she got married, if it is so advanced that they can't do anything surgically to treat it. \n\nMy sympathies.
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I know how you feel.  I got diagnosed last summer.  I was terrified of telling my boyfriend.  I thought he was going to leave me, I was sure of it.  He was just the opposite.  He was so understanding.  The day I told him he took the day off to be with me to comfort me.  We did go through some rough times dealing with it later.  Most of hpv heals itself within one to two years.  You will always have the virus, it will just be "hidden".  The best advice I can give you is not to smoke, smoking increases the risk of it not going away.  I felt dirty for the longest time, but this is SO common.  Most people have it, they just don't know it beause the virus hasn't shown itself in any way.  I have not had any problems with mine (no warts etc).  It is very important to get a pap every 6 mos to make sure it is not escalating into something more serious.  I hope this helps.  I know it is tough telling your fiance.  Hopefully it will bring you closer together.
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HPV causes changes in the cervical cells, and can cause a pre-cancerous condition called dysplasia.  You can go to your nearest Planned Parenthood and get a Pap Smear, and they have a sliding scale as to how much you pay.  You should have yearly Pap Smears.  I'm sure you can save enough money to have ONE doctor's visit a year.  Besides you're protecting your general health and reproductive health and you can't put a price on that!
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Definately always have a pap yearly.  Men carry a virus that cause cervical cancer so depending on how many partners you've had, you could begin developing cervical cancer.  Its better to do it yearly than to go when you start having symptoms and catch it too late.
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Cervical cancer is a malignancy of the cervix. Worldwide, it is the second most common cancer of women. It may present with vaginal bleeding but symptoms may be absent until the cancer is in advanced stages, which has made cervical cancer the focus of intense screening efforts utilizing the Pap smear. Most scientific studies have found that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is responsible for >90% of the cases of cervical cancer. There are 7 most common types of HPV - 16, 18, 31, 33, 42, 52 and 58. Types 16 and 18 being the most common cause of the cancer. Treatment is with surgery (including local excision) in early stages and chemotherapy and radiotherapy in advanced stages of the disease. An effective vaccine for the two most common strains of HPV has recently been licenced.\n\nSigns and symptoms\nThe early stages of cervical cancer may be completely asymptomatic (Canavan & Doshi, 2000). Vaginal bleeding, contact bleeding or (rarely) a vaginal mass may indicate the presence of malignancy. In advanced disease, metastases may be present in the abdomen, lungs or elsewhere.\n\nThe possibility to identify premalignant changes on a cervical smear has made screening the major cause for referral of women with possible cervical neoplasia. In many countries, women are advised to have a regular Pap smear to check for premalignant changes. Recommendations for how often a Pap smear should be done vary from once a year to once every five years. If cervical cancer is detected early, it can be treated without impairing fertility. Consistently abnormal smears may be a reason for further diagnosis despite complete absence of symptoms.\n\nCervical cancer is staged by the FIGO staging system, which is based on clinical examination, rather than surgical findings. It allows only the following diagnostic tests to be used in determining the stage: palpation, inspection, colposcopy, endocervical curettage, hysteroscopy, cystoscopy, proctoscopy, intravenous urography, and X-ray examination of the lungs and skeleton, and cervical conization.\n\nEarly stages (IB1 and IIA less than 4 cm) can be treated with radical hysterectomy with removal of the lymph nodes or radiation therapy. Radiation therapy is given as external beam radiotherapy to the pelvis and brachytherapy (internal radiation). For patients treated with surgery who have high risk features found on pathologic examination, radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy is given in order to reduce the risk of relapse.\n\nLarger early stage tumors (IB2 and IIA more than 4 cm) may be treated with radiation therapy and cisplatin-based chemotherapy, hysterectomy (which then usually requires adjuvant radiation therapy), or cisplatin chemotherapy followed by hysterectomy.\n\nAdvanced stage tumors (IIB-IVA) are treated with radiation therapy and cisplatin-based chemotherapy.\n\nThe cases should be referred immediately to an eminent Oncologist and treated as -\nCANCER IS STILL AN ENIGMA - and we can  not take chances-.
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I think an excellent topic about Cervical Cancer and the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) might be how many women go on to have other types of cancer from it. HPV causes lesser know cancers in women such as vulvar, vaginal, and anal. I run a support group for these problems and many women that have HPV and Cervical Cancer do later go on to have different problems, for some reason many women are not able to ever fight off the virus, where as most can. Maybe the role that the immune system plays in it would be something to explore....why do some women with "high risk" HPV get cancer and others don't?\nGood luck! I applaud you for picking such an interesting topic.
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HPV is human papillomavirus.  It has recently been discovered that this is the cause of cervical cancer.\n\nAround 80% of the sexually active population will come into contact with HPV at some point in their lives, and most do not develop cancer because the virus either does not cause symptoms at all, or the symptoms that do develop are caught early and treated before they have a chance to progress. \n\nThis is why it is so important for women to get a pap smear at least once a year.  Although there is no cure it is a highly treatable before it has a chance to become cancer.\n\nAs to the warts - get yourself tested.  Unlike men, women do not always show the warts on the outside.  If you have them get treatment.\n\nOther than that you have to question, where did all these STD's come from.
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YES IT CAN!  I have HPV and due to the HPV I have already had to have precancerous cells removed.  I suggest going to webmd and giving it a good read.  I learned a lot about HPV.  There are certain strands of it (yes there are MANY different kinds) that are known for causing cervical and uterine cancer.
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Warts are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).
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Merck is making one i think it's called gardisil?  It's an HPV vaccine.  HPV is the virus that causes cervical cancer.  This link may be helpful.\n\nThanks,\n\nhttp://tell-someone.hpv.com/?WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=GR042
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I asked the same question because I just had one. They said yes because you can still get vaginal cancer and ovarian cancer.
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yes, it is always caused by HPV, but that doesn't mean that an STD would have shown up before now.  HPV can be dormant for many years, I am not sure what triggers it, but according to some docs you could have had it for 10 years or more....do not worry yourself over this, it is very treatable...usually with a laser procedure called a Leep.
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Paps can come back abnormal and it's nothing or it can be cancerous cells.\n\nYour OBGYN is probably going to want to do whats called a coloscopy. They take a tiny bit of the tissue on your cervix and send it off to the lab. I have had this done twice. The first time it turned out to be cancerous cells and I had developed cervical cancer from HPV. The second time, about a year later, I had this done and it turned out to be nothing. My doctor said that having HPV can do that. It can make your paps come back abnormal, when really there is nothing wrong. I didn't even know I had HPV until my pap came back abnormal the first time. \n\nIf it does become cervical cancer then they have to do a "Leep" procedure. This is where they take a small layer of your cervix off to remove the abnormal tissue. \n\nIt's not 100% guarantee it will turn into cancer, but it might. Best thing to do is get a pap at least once a year. Now that you have had an abnormal one, your doctor is probably going to want you to come back every 3-4 months for a year, just so they can keep an eye on it. I have been going to my OBGYN for a re-pap every 4 months for the last 2 years!\n\nI hope this answered your question! Good luck to you!
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Actually, there has been some evidence that cervical cancer rates are higher among women with uncircumcised partners.\n\nThe article below indicates that uncircumsized men are at a higher risk for contracting HPV (possibly because they have more skin in the area that is prone to infection) and some strains of HPV cause cervical cancer.\n\nI remembered reading this several years ago, this article was from 04/2002.