Dear original poster, I understand exactly how you feel. Thanks for posting the question. I am pretty much in the same situation as you. I am also in my 40's & diagnosed with HPV after my recent PAP test. I will have a colposcopy in 2 weeks & it's nice to hear that you came out clear. I hope the same for me :)
I have not had STD's all my life, having been in a monogamous relationship & then led a life of no sex after my divorce, until I met my current husband. My husband had couple of relationships from dating before he met me & his ex-wife was unfaithful. I have been feeling disgusted, sad, concerned & scared since that call from the doc's office. My husband is freaked out as well & does not feel comfortable having sex & nor do I.
I have done a lot of reading on the net, talked to my doc's nurse but am still feeling scared every once in a while. Today I managed to get a hold of my doctor & she told me that 75% of women who are sexually active get HPV and most of the time, the body fights the virus. My PAP test showed mild displacia, so she told me not to be concerned about cancer. She also said that having sex with my husband is safe & I don't need to be concerned about re-infection from the same partner.
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Dear original poster, I understand exactly how you feel. Thanks for posting the question. I am pretty much in the same situation as you. I am also in my 40's & diagnosed with HPV after my recent PAP test. I will have a colposcopy in 2 weeks & it's nice to hear that you came out clear. I hope the same for me :)
I have not had STD's all my life, having been in a monogamous relationship & then led a life of no sex after my divorce, until I met my current husband. My husband had couple of relationships from dating before he met me & his ex-wife was unfaithful. I have been feeling disgusted, sad, concerned & scared since that call from the doc's office. My husband is freaked out as well & does not feel comfortable having sex & nor do I.
I have done a lot of reading on the net, talked to my doc's nurse but am still feeling scared every once in a while. Today I managed to get a hold of my doctor & she told me that 75% of women who are sexually active get HPV and most of the time, the body fights the virus. My PAP test showed mild displacia, so she told me not to be concerned about cancer. She also said that having sex with my husband is safe & I don't need to be concerned about re-infection from the same partner.
I will hang in there until the cloposcopy.
May 27, 2009 - 2:42pmThis Comment
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