Hi everyone
I haven’t posted on here in a while and I am quite worried at the moment.. I will admit I suffer from health anxiety and it seems to be triggered again
background is I am 29 have had two smears first one came back boderline hpv negative.. last one came back as boderline again hpv positive. I was referred for a coloscopy in November and it went well no changes were seen at all and I was discharged to my doctors for 3 year smears.. was also told it wasn’t strains 16 or 18.. all good you wound think but not for someone who thinks like me.
I can’t shake of that hpv is classed as an std and even though my consultant told me it isn’t really like an std and most sexually active ppl get it etc and i have seen contradictory things on the internet.. I am a serial Googler. I told my partner at the time who was completely understanding and didn’t see it as an issue at all but we have now broke up for other reasons.
I’ve seen ppl say online you must tell all partners as it doesn’t clear from your body and that isn’t true.. but the medical websites say it does clear in 80 or 90 can’t remember percent of cases.. the doctor also told me men can’t be tested and the strain I had would very rarely effect a man so telling them isn’t nended as everyone gets it at some point
What are people’s opinions please ?
