Anxiety over screening next week (HPV positive last 2 times)

Cervical screening (smear test)
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Hey all,

Just looking for a bit of solidarity/reassurance. I've been going to my screenings religiously since 25 - they found high risk HPV the first screening I had, but no abnormal cells. Second year, they found the same thing again - HPV but no abnormal cells (I live in a HPV primary screening area). It'll be my third 'yearly' screening next week, and I know that they ask you to have a colposcopy if you have high risk HPV three years in a row. I'm feeling so, so anxious about this and that they're going to find something.

I just wondered if there were any stories anyone had of normal results after colposcopies? I have a history of health anxiety anyway, as my mum died from breast cancer, so naturally I'm terrified of developing something.

Thanks in advance!

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Hi Staringspace,

Deep breaths and big hugs. You'll be fine i'm sure.

Colposcopies are practically the same as a smear but just to check a bit more thoroughly. The use a camera to have a closer look.
I have had it done twice since i was 25.

My most recent was my smear showed CIN1 and high risk HPV, but when i had my colposcopy to investigate, no CIN was found at all (biopsy was taken), and just hpv changes. So they put me back on 3 yearly checks.

If there was anything really bad, then the smear would pick it up and you would be rushed through the system.
With your colposcopy, it will just be a precautionary by the sound of it. Just to double check.

Try not to worry. Easier said than done i know.

Limiya