Sezjm - My Gyno said i could have got it from my mother when she gave birth to me - This was my first smear test i had never worried about it before (silly i know) and when we decided to havekids i went to have one and WALA what do you know i had this ... I was lucky tho mine (CIN3) was cured in one treatment adn my HPV went away on its own... If you dont have it now then NO you wont pass it on ..... Lucikly
Tanya is right in saying that it wont vacinate youagainst the starin you had - BUT you dont know which strain you did have so you still need to be vaccinated as i said before there are over 100 different types of HPV and there are 4 that cause cancer and because they cant tell you what strain you had how would you know if you had the cancerous type ??????? therefore it is recommended that you DO get the vaccine.
Meg, I had had two clear pap smears before I had one come up with cell changes when I was nineteen. So I'm presuming I got it inbetween smears. You are very lucky you decided to have a baby hun! Thank goodness it all went after one treatment, I'm really pleased for you
No I had my last smear JUST before I got pg. Which was good cos my ob/gyn doesn't like doing them in early pg. So you've had one recently have you, and it's come back with changes? I wish I didn't know that LOL! Are they going to do anything about it?
I havnt had one done since being pregnant either hope mine hasnt..... i probabluy should go get one i was due to have my last 6 mont check in jan but didnt go - they dont like to treat you when you are pregnant anyway.
Anyone who has currently got high risk HPV strains will not be given Gardasil.
Anyone else in the age range is able to have it.
I asked and that was the answer I got when I went for my testing.
I was also told that pg definitely speeds up the development and generally reverts once bub is born. He also said that transmission of high risk strains is incredibly low because they are not the wart strains. The low risk/wart strains if active are more likely to be passed to bub via birth canal and very rarely cause any issues to bub.
The vaccine is available for women up to 27 years of age. However, you need to get the whole three doses (spread over 6 months) before you turn 27. So you will need to be 26 1/2 at the latest before they will give you the vaccine.
If you are outside the age bracket, you can get the vaccine for about $460- for the three doses.
I would be interested to hear what any long term effects could be with this vaccine. The free course is only up to the end of 2009 I think so if I want to get mine then I'd better not waste time. Got to wait until after pregnancy (turn 26 few days before due date) then I might give it a few months and get mine done.
Dee, HPV is Human Papilloma Virus. When you have a pap smear they are checking for cell changes. If a woman has HPV it will show up on the smear results. Further testing is then usually required to determine the strain and severity etc.
If HPV is left untreated it can eventually progress to cervical cancer, that is why it's so important to have regular pap smears. For me, HPV was first detected when I was 18 - if I had waited til I was having a baby etc to have a smear I would possibly not be in a very good place now.
So please everyone, I know it's yuck, but have your pap smears regularly!
Ah so if you have to be 26 at the end of all 3 injections, I wont get it. I will be 27 in july.
I read that its not registered for use in women 27 & up as it was not tested in that age group. So it is un known if it would be effective or safe for women older then 27.
Can someone clear this up for me though...
I have only had 2 sexual partners, for both of them I was their first. So it would be my understanding that unless my mother had it when I was born (which I doubt as I am pretty sure mum & dad were each others first.) I wouldn't have been exposed to it?
Yeah I am not that concerned about it. the more I read the less I think its amazing. DH would like me to get it but there is something about it that just doesn't sit right with me. I can just picture it in my head that 20 yrs down the track there being some wide spread problem that is directly linked with it. I don't know why..
As for either of my 2 sexualy partners having touched them selves after touching someone else. I don't think so. Both had never had a serious girlfriend before me.
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