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50sLady · 05-06-2008, 08:04 PM

At Planned Parenthood, when you are over 30 and have a pap test done, they test for high risk HPV too. If you have abnormal cells and high risk HPV, you are sent for a colposcopy. Biopsies are taken from the abnormal cells.

They do not test for low risk HPV...the strains that cause warts...because they are not a risk for cervical cancer.

HPV usually clears the body in a year, but it could be earlier or later than the year.

HPV is a skin to skin virus, so condoms may not help to prevent transmission.

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50sLady Here to Stay Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 33 Location: Twilight Zone Status: Married Female	Re: To add to the STD discussion...HPV At Planned Parenthood, when you are over 30 and have a pap test done, they test for high risk HPV too. If you have abnormal cells and high risk HPV, you are sent for a colposcopy. Biopsies are taken from the abnormal cells. They do not test for low risk HPV...the strains that cause warts...because they are not a risk for cervical cancer. HPV usually clears the body in a year, but it could be earlier or later than the year. HPV is a skin to skin virus, so condoms may not help to prevent transmission.
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