jaspa21
03-03-2009, 07:58 PM
Is it possible to test for all HPV if the woman hasnt shown any symptoms?
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Drafly
03-03-2009, 09:09 PM
By all HPV I take it you mean all strains of HPV. There are over 100 of those so you must be narrowing it down to genital HPV of which there are still over 30. HPV can be picked up on a PAP if your doctor performs the new liquid PAP and requests the HPV test be run on the remaining cells. This can be done whether your PAP is positive or negative although many doctors only request the HPV to be done if the PAP is positive. I don't agree with that.
Since HPV can be anywhere in the genital tract including outside from vulva to anus these areas are typically not biopsied (the only way to test elsewhere) unless there are symptoms alerting you to a lesion.
Since HPV can be anywhere in the genital tract including outside from vulva to anus these areas are typically not biopsied (the only way to test elsewhere) unless there are symptoms alerting you to a lesion.
jaspa21
03-03-2009, 10:29 PM
ok thanks..

