My name is Sandra and what the doctor is missing here is a better picture of a woman's risk for HPV if they are out of the age range for the vaccine. She does mention that the Pap is good but still there is a chance, about 1 out of 3, that can be false negative. There currently is a HPV TEST that a woman can receive when they go in for their annual exam. My doctor used this test on me and found that I had low grade cervical disease but my Pap test was normal. He gave me a website to view www.thehpvtest.com which explains that the FDA has approved this test for women 30 and over as a better way to screen for cervical disease. So check it out ladies and if you fall into that age range insist that your doctor runs the test. I am currently being monitored more closely and if my doctor never would have run that test who knows what could have potentially happened.
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My name is Sandra and what the doctor is missing here is a better picture of a woman's risk for HPV if they are out of the age range for the vaccine. She does mention that the Pap is good but still there is a chance, about 1 out of 3, that can be false negative. There currently is a HPV TEST that a woman can receive when they go in for their annual exam. My doctor used this test on me and found that I had low grade cervical disease but my Pap test was normal. He gave me a website to view www.thehpvtest.com which explains that the FDA has approved this test for women 30 and over as a better way to screen for cervical disease. So check it out ladies and if you fall into that age range insist that your doctor runs the test. I am currently being monitored more closely and if my doctor never would have run that test who knows what could have potentially happened.
April 24, 2009 - 2:01pmThis Comment
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