bizket415
04-21-2004, 03:39 PM
Back in October of 1999, I noticed some flesh like bumps around my vaginal area. They appeared right after a trip to the gyn and my pap smear came back ok. I had the bumps for several weeks and then they suddenly disappeared. Now just a week or so ago, the same flesh like bumps appeared. What does this sound like? Could it be genital warts? Is it common for the condition to wait almost 5 years before reappearing?
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KimRick
04-21-2004, 03:47 PM
HPV is known to "hibernate" for YEARS without ever showing a sign or symptom of infection. Have you had a doctor look at them?
bizket415
04-21-2004, 03:56 PM
no every time i try to call a doctor they ask what it is regarding when i tell them they say "oh we dont deal with that here" i feel like a big diseased freak...will a blood test determine whether or not i have it?
KimRick
04-21-2004, 04:21 PM
No, unfortunately, a blood test won't confirm infection because the disease doesn't live in the blood, like herpes, it lives in the skin / tissue. Have you gone to your gyno? They should be able to help you there. If you have actual warts, they should be able to look at them and make a proper diagnosis from there. Also, you should know that if they are warts, condoms do not protect you because the disease is transmitted though skin-to-skin contact.
no every time i try to call a doctor they ask what it is regarding when i tell them they say "oh we dont deal with that here" i feel like a big diseased freak...will a blood test determine whether or not i have it?
no every time i try to call a doctor they ask what it is regarding when i tell them they say "oh we dont deal with that here" i feel like a big diseased freak...will a blood test determine whether or not i have it?