Hello, this is a question I have found most confusing. What is the actual difference between dyskariyosis and dysplasia? I was told upon having my smear test that I have low grade dyskariyosis and also high risk HPV. After having the colposcopy done, they took 2 biopsies of which came back CIN1 with no further treatment needed. No mention of HPV in my pathology report? Is this normal? They chose to use the 'watchful waiting' and referred me back in a years time. What are the chances of it progressing within the year? Is there more chance of it regressing even with high risk HPV? It's all so confusing. Thank you. Danielle

Hi there. I had a baby boy 14 and a half weeks ago with a natural birth and have been breastfeeding him since. I have just had the results back for a Pap smear and they are normal but I have tested positive for HIGH RISK HPV. I am booked in for a copolscopy?? in a few weeks time. My questions are.. 1/ could I have passed this high risk HPV to my baby when he was born? 2/ can I pass it on to him by breastfeeding and should I stop? 3/ how contagious is this? Can I pass it on to him by kissing him on the mouth? My partner gave me oral sex a little while ago. 4/ I have had treatment before for abnormal smears about 5 years ago and have had normal ones since apart from one just before I got pregnant that said I had borderline changes but I did have thrush at the time, could that have been why then as my most recent one is normal? 5/ can my partner and I have sex again without reinfecting each other? I am 32 years old Thank you for your help

I just realized that Genital Warts are product of HPV. When i was 9 years old i had few Genital Warts (skin color), i had them on the hands too. I was a child, not sexual active or abused. Now im 27years. I dont have Genital Warts more than 17 years. Im making PAP test once a year (in the last 7 years), HPV was never detected. Is there any possibility that those Genital Warts were not product of HPV, or maybe there is some possibility that i have HPV even now?

I recently had a Pap smear and HPV test. Pap was negative and HPV was positive. HOwever, at the time I had sex within 24 hours...informed dr. of a possible yeast infection, urinary infection. Nothing was found. About two weeks later, I went to another dr. who did diagnose me with both yeast and urinary infection along with bacteria. Could this have interfered with my HPV testing?

Hi,
I have been diagnosed with LSIL/CIN1 and tested positive for the HPV virus on my recent pap test. I have evidence of an epithelial (?) lesion. I am now on a waiting list for a colposcopy and possible biopsy.
I am freaking out, even though I know that these are relatively common results.

What are my chances that this will resolve itself without treatment, or am I likely to need treatment of some kind? My mum says they will almost definitely do the biospsy, seeing I have the LSIL lesion. What happens if it is a lesion, what are the chances that this will resolve itself without further treatment? I read that the chances of it turning out to be higher grade lesions that must have treatment are as high as 20%. Does this mean that it will most likely continue to be a problem throughout my life, as I have this HPV virus?

I am only 34. We were going to get pregnant for the first time in the next few months (that was the plan, anyway). Should I wait until after the biopsy now, or should we get on with it in case this develops into something worse and we can't have kids later? Would appreciate your advice.
Thank you. Anna

Hi, In January of this year I had a complete DaVinci Hysterectomy with removal of my ovaries as well due to severe endometriosis for many years. I recently had my annual pap test and my Dr. called today to say that they testing for HPV as well, because insurance allows it now and I tested positive for HPV. She said she is not concerned and that it is very common for more than 1 in 4 women to test positive for HPV since now they are testing everyone when they have their pap tests for HPV. Having had endometriosis for so long, it was very disruptive to a healthy sex life and since the hysterectomy, sex has been non existent. My husband had been unfaithful some years ago and we were both tested for STD's as well as other things, everything came back negative. I don't understand how I could have at this time tested positive for HPV. Could it have been dormant all these years and now that my organs have been removed due to the hysterectomy, these cells show up? I asked my husband if he has been unfaithful again, he says know, though I am not sure what to think. Is this something you hear often about HPV? My Dr. says there isn't anything I need to do, except come for routine pap tests. She says it is very rare that HPV can cause vaginal cancer and since I do not have a cervix, she says of course, there is not a need to worry about cervical cancer. I am not sure what to think. I am upset because it seems that HPV is not a good thing to have, though I have been reading that it is so common that most everyone who is sexually active gets HPV at some time in their lives. This doesn't seem good or normal to me, is it actually true? Thank you in advance for your answer. I apologize for the lengthy question and information given.