Nightingale93 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I recently had my first papsmear a couple weeks ago. They called my mom today and told her that we needed to make an appointment to discuss my results. She didn't say anything about it being abnormal or anything about getting a follow up pap though. But it still totally has me freaked out. I'm 18 years old and have been sexually active for about two years now. It makes me nervous that I've contracted some STD as I was with an older, very experienced guy once and a week later with my ex boyfriend. The next day after sleeping with my ex my private area got very itchy and lasted about a week. I only had discharge on the first day, I never figured out what it was and was afraid to tell my mom I was sexually active at the time. Talking about it makes me feel guilty for my poor decisions sexually. I'm so afraid of having HPV or something because I have been with the same guy for a year now and I would feel horrible if I ever transmitted anything to him or anyone else. I always felt nervous to get a papsmear for the fear of getting abnormal results and it bringing up my rather embarrassing past and now I feel like my fears are coming true. I'm hoping it's nothing serious but why else would they call me in? I'm going to call tomorrow and ask if it's anything serious. I know they can't tell me the results over the phone but I really can't stand being in the dark... Also, if they give me another papsmear I will be so freaked out as my first papsmear was terrible and painful. I tensed up a lot (which I do during sex too) and even explained to her that sex is painful for me. She just brushed me off saying I was young still I don't know a lot about testing for STDs or what all could be the issue and some good information would be nice Link to comment
WildHorse Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Have you been vaccinated against HPV (Human Pappiloma Virus)? It is the virus that is responsible for certain types of cervical cancers, and it is detectible through pap smears. I had an abnormal pap smear, too, and it turned out that I have HPV. It's extremely common, and there's no way for men to be tested for it, so many don't even know they have it. It doesn't cause itchiness, though. If you have HPV, they will do a procedure called a colposcopy, where they get a tissue sample from your cervix, and send it to the lab to analyze the cells. If the cells are abnormal, meaning pre-cancerous changes are occurring, they'll take necessary action at that point. I've been exactly where you are, although I was a bit older, and I know how you feel. It sucks being kept in the dark. All I can say is try not to worry about it too much until you meet with your doctor and get some answers. Link to comment
Nightingale93 Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 I have had 2 of my Gardasil shots and have to go soon to get my third one. Do they know from my previous papsmear if it's HPV or do they have to do more tests to determine it? I barely handled a simple papsmear let alone something else similar to it Link to comment
OptomisticGirl Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Honestly? My OB always told me if they call, expect the worse. They don't call you to come back in to talk about pap smears unless there IS something abnormal. However this could be something as simple as vaginitis or as severe as ovarian cancer or a STD. Link to comment
Nightingale93 Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Honestly? My OB always told me if they call, expect the worse. They don't call you to come back in to talk about pap smears unless there IS something abnormal. However this could be something as simple as vaginitis or as severe as ovarian cancer or a STD. I'm glad you brought up Vaginitis. When I brought up the itchiness and slight discharge during the time period it was happening I had looked into it quite a bit online trying to find what was wrong and that is what came up. I have no idea of Vaginitis goes away on it's own or if it needs to be treated. I haven't had the issue since then though. I will look into it again though. Thank you for your honesty too! My mom told me it could be HPV or even nothing to really worry about. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 If they call you it is not good news. There are people though who have some abnormal cells one time and then are fine the next time. They will probably have you come in every 6 months till you are clear. Link to comment
OptomisticGirl Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I'm glad you brought up Vaginitis. When I brought up the itchiness and slight discharge during the time period it was happening I had looked into it quite a bit online trying to find what was wrong and that is what came up. I have no idea of Vaginitis goes away on it's own or if it needs to be treated. I haven't had the issue since then though. I will look into it again though. Thank you for your honesty too! My mom told me it could be HPV or even nothing to really worry about. I believe it doesn't go away on it's own. I remember when I had it years ago they gave me an antibitoitc to get rid of it. Link to comment
Nightingale93 Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 I believe it doesn't go away on it's own. I remember when I had it years ago they gave me an antibitoitc to get rid of it. Well looking up Vaginitis brought me to find the STD Trich which is also common like HPV. Vaginitis and Trich are so similar it's sort of hard to tell. Trich can't be treated without antibiotics, I'm pretty sure anyways. I had a lot of the symptoms. Like intense itching and burning, I believe I even remember my private parts almost looking like a rash from where I was scratching and itching. It's been so long it's hard to recall. I remember being intensely uncomfortable. I thought maybe it was a yeast infection, I had never had one before to know, but now that I've experienced yeast infections I know that whatever that was before surely was NOT a yeast infection. I suppose I will know Friday and will just hope for the best. Thank you very much everyone. Link to comment
Seraphim Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I would discuss with the dr that episode you had and get tested for things. Some STD's can prevent you from ever having children if you want them. Link to comment
Ariel85 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Most docs also do an STD screening when they do a pap, so at this point, your follow-up could be about your STD results, or an abnormal pap. You could have an STD that's gone untreated and caused further complications (chlamydia, for example, left untreated can cause PID), or it could be HPV or something worse. When is your follow-up? And why are you having sex if it's not even pleasurable for you? Link to comment
Nightingale93 Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Most docs also do an STD screening when they do a pap, so at this point, your follow-up could be about your STD results, or an abnormal pap. You could have an STD that's gone untreated and caused further complications (chlamydia, for example, left untreated can cause PID), or it could be HPV or something worse. When is your follow-up? And why are you having sex if it's not even pleasurable for you? She didn't say anything about a follow-up pap but I do go in Friday to see her. Honestly, I had sex before because my ex boyfriend pressured me a lot about it. Like I said, my sexual past is a little messed up. My boyfriend of a year and I have sex but most of the time I do it for him. He knows of all these issues and never forces me to do anything I don't want to. A lot of the time it's just painful during penetration and sometimes it's more uncomfortable than other times. Sometimes I do enjoy it but most of the time I don't. We've been working on trying to find ways to make things better for me. Link to comment
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