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Question:
If I had an abnormal pap smear, does it mean I will get genital warts now?
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No, most likely you will not get genital warts. The type of HPV that causes cervical dysplasia is different from the type that causes genital warts. If you have had an abnormal pap smear and have shown no signs of getting genital warts, you probably do not carry the type of HPV that causes warts, and therefore you will not get warts unless you expose yourself to a new type of HPV, or that type of HPV is lying dormant in you. So don''t worry about warts unless they've shown up.
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How long will hpv stay in my body?
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If you have had an abnormal pap smear most likely you do not have HPV and you won''t get genital warts. But still if you are worried about being exposed to this virus since so many people have it, I would ask your doctor to test you specifically for HPV. Sometimes a pap smear will come back ASCUS. This simply says that there are cells on your cervix that are normally not there. You have a 50/50 chance here of either having HPV or not. Usually ASCUS is a sign of HPV but not always. If you ever do get an ASCUS pap make sure the doctor tests you for HPV. But if I were you I would get tested for HPV, especially if you're sexually active.
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Not unless you have the type that causes warts. Your doctor can tell you which type or types you have. While there are treatments for the warts that may surface, they are only short term and warts may return, since the virus that causes them never goes away.
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well I also had an abnormal pap smear and i do have genital warts not many but i just recently got them only time will tell if you will get them or not just treat them and keep on top of it the first bump you see go take care of it
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