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I’ve just gotten home from my Pap smear check up and explained by my doctor that If all normal I’ll now be on the new testing of every 5 years rather than two .

When she was trying to reassure me she said the new testing looks for hpv whereas the old testing looked for cell changes . Her words were" the facts are without hpv you won’t have cervical

Cancer so no need to investigate if all normal "

I said but I got a low grade hpv result in 2009 although I’ve been clear ever since . She said “ oh “ like it was bad news . And then continued to say well it should be cleared now .

I feel like her tone changed and now I’m worried . I also found on the internet that hpv stays with you in cells which makes me think that hpv could well and truly cause cancer even 10 years later .

. What are everyone’s thoughts on the new testing and am i destined for a positive hpv result since i had it ten years ago ?

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