Positive Hpv (other high risk, not 16 or 18)

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I did a test and got positive reaults im waiting on my pap smear. i get a pap smear every year since i was 21 y/o. i have been crying all day since thursday night. i have two friends that had it it took them 2-3 years to get rid of this, i am horrible with these things ans waiting i am not patient. i dont know how to handle this. cancer is all i think about now.

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    i am 33 years old. first time being positive for hpv.

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    the chances of it being cancer are slim a pap just detects pre cancerous cells so u may not even have anything there thats abnormal and even if it came back as abnormal it takes around 10 years for pre cancers to develop into cancer they just remove the pre cancerous cells

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