Question:

My gynocologist called me about an abnormal pap smear. she told me I have hpv and genital warts. does that mean i have two different strains of hpv?

you can have HPV but never get the actual wart itself. She is saying that you have HPV and you developed the wart. You have to have HPV to get a wart, just some people have HPV and never get warts.

10/16/2003

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Yes it is possible. You need to ask her specifically what she means. There are 2 types of HPV. Low risk strains and high risk strains. Low risk strains of HPV cause genital warts and the high risk strains can cause cervical cancer or cervical dysplasia in women. Make sure you talk with her about this and find out the proper treatment for you.

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ilf303

1/25/2003

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