Anyone with hpv?

I was diagnosed with hpv last June, had a colposcopy done, had a LEEP done in November for CIN 3 In 12-1 o’clock area. I went a few weeks ago for my annual Pap smear, and it came back abnormal with hpv again even tho I had the LEEP done. I go again for a colposcopy in the beginning of September.

I’m scared. I’m 29. I want to have my own children. I want to have my organs. I have talked to my gyno who has always been supportive. I just feel so lost and depressed. I feel like my body can’t get rid of the hpv infection. I do not want to do the LEEP again because it can cause miscarriages. I also may not have a choice if it is high-risk.

 

Has anyone had any similar experiences?

Well, here's more information about your situation and your procedure:

 

https://www.everydayhealth.com/specialists/women/hensley/qa/the-lowdown-on-leep/index.aspx

 

The article points out that the LEEP doesn't cure you of HPV. It just burns away any abnormal cells. You can have more abnormal cells appear. The doctors are trying to be proactive and they're taking this very seriously. This is a pre-cancerous condition and you don't want it progressing. Don't worry about getting pregnant right now. Have the colposcopy done and see what it finds.

I’m scared. I’m 29. I want to have my own children. I want to have my organs. I have talked to my gyno who has always been supportive. I just feel so lost and depressed. I feel like my body can’t get rid of the hpv infection. I do not want to do the LEEP again because it can cause miscarriages. I also may not have a choice if it is high-risk.

 

I am very sorry that you are going through this. It does suck and it is very unfair because you can get it even if you always use condoms, even if you only had one sexual partner your whole life if said partner had it. According to the CDC nearly all men and women get at least one type of hpv at some point in their lives. Yet you get all these ignorant people judging just because they were on the lucky 90% where their body fought it successfully and they never found out they had it.

 

It is scary what you are going through but it IS going to be OK as long as you stay vigilant and have the LEEP done as soon as possible. Cancer is not to be played with and CIN 3 was one step before cancer. You need to prioritise. Right now, not getting cancer is your top priority. All else is moot. You need to be alive in order to have children and cancer can kill you.

 

I apologize if I sound blunt but in my opinion you really need to set your priorities straight on this one. What you have is treatable as long as you address it early. The earlier you address it the better the chances that it will not affect your child bearing capacity. My aunt had to remove hpv lesions and she went on to have two beautiful children at age 39.

You should try to find out which strain of HPV you have. There are over 100, with only a certain few that lead to cancer. While you should disclose your status to any sexual partners, knowing you are positive, you may have a low risk strain. You could still have children and maintain your good health. It is good you have caught this in a screening. Now being informed could put you at ease or lead to making good choices about your health.

It's an enormously common STD. Something like 75%+ of sexually active adults are estimated to have it. It's also currently incurable, so you're going to have it every time you go in. I'm not sure if your gyno didn't explain it well, but the LEEP isn't meant to get rid of your HPV, only the abnormal cells that may or may not result from it.

 

Cervical cancer used to be the #1 killer of women, even ahead of breast cancer. Suffice it to say, it's no wonder once regular pap tests and LEEPs became a thing, it went from the most deadly cancer for women to one of the most easily preventable of all cancers. Lo and behold, women are still having children. As Clio bluntly but accurately states, your chances of having a kid go to 0% if any abnormal cells turn out to be precancerous and you subsequently elect out of getting a LEEP. Obviously, as a guy, I can't relate to how much it might suck to have to stay on top of it, but I hope you will.

 

Anecdotally, both my mother and my sister were particularly susceptible to abnormal cells and have undergone their fair share of procedures. Both have gone onto having multiple children and without a c-section. Empirically, it's rare for a cervical issue during pregnancy to be directly linked to a previous LEEP, but even for those who may be affected, cerclages are pretty widely being employed as a very efficient preventative care means for pregnant women who have undergone multiple LEEPs. But you'd obviously be much better off talking to your physician about what complications or potential treatments may or may not be likely to apply to you personally. As always, we are not a medical advice forum and nothing we say should ever be considered a substitute for a gyno's medical opinion. Don't take shortcuts with your health.

Almost all HPV even with abnormal cell growth can go away on its own. Having a LEEP does not mean you are cured. It's removal of the abnormal cells.

 

Got HPV from a deadbeat boyfriend who didn't tell me his most recent ex had it. Had to get a Leep in 2009 (sameish age as you when I got it). Tested positive for another year or so, but stages were okay. But have been tested negative for close to 8+ years, meaning, it's gone. I have two super duper healthy boys.

 

But get going with supplements like yesterday, Vitamin A & C have been linked to keeping those precancer cells away with HPV, and if you smoke, toss the habit, they are like bedmates! Red mushroom is also super good to find abnormal cell growths too (this is pricey).

It's also currently incurable, so you're going to have it every time you go in.

I'm not sure why I wrote this. It's incurable, but it is typically transient.

There's no cure, but in a lot of strains, the immune system fights them off:

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/11901-hpv-human-papilloma-virus

Hi, thank you all for the responses. I understand it’s a blessing to have caught this and have the technologies we have today. It just makes me depressed to possibly know I could never have children. It’s a waiting game to see how the hpv goes. I’ve talked to my gyno extensively about it and saw a specialist in Boston who told me to wait and try to let my body fight it off before I’d consider a second leep. I trust my regular gyno with all of this, she said the same but urged me to think about preventing cancer first

 

I’m mainly worried because when I went for my pap last month I immediately started bleeding once the speculum was put in and she was very alarmed at a spot on my cervix that was bleeding. It could be a bacterial infection or the hpv. I was treated for the bacterial infection and won’t know about the bleeding or appt til next time.

 

I do want to know what strain it is. I have been with my boyfriend for a couple years. We’ve talked about this too and idk if I got it from him or an ex, but unfortunately there’s no way to test a guy as far as I know.