Testing for HPV helps prevent cancer, and not just cervical cancer. It is an important screening tool. That's why they test. If they didn't test and your daughter had a cancer that might have been caught, you would be far more upset than you are right now. The HPV test is an important screening tool. HPV does not "just go away anyway." Some people clear it, some do not. Some develop throat cancers and other disease.
I know you are upset, and they definitely should have discussed what testing they were doing, but a screening test that could help save your daughter's life is an important one to have. You can be a virgin with HPV. It's so nearly ubiquitous that it is not something to feel stigmatized about. I'm just hopeful she stays healthy.
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Testing for HPV helps prevent cancer, and not just cervical cancer. It is an important screening tool. That's why they test. If they didn't test and your daughter had a cancer that might have been caught, you would be far more upset than you are right now. The HPV test is an important screening tool. HPV does not "just go away anyway." Some people clear it, some do not. Some develop throat cancers and other disease.
I know you are upset, and they definitely should have discussed what testing they were doing, but a screening test that could help save your daughter's life is an important one to have. You can be a virgin with HPV. It's so nearly ubiquitous that it is not something to feel stigmatized about. I'm just hopeful she stays healthy.
Thank you for sharing your feelings.
October 16, 2010 - 6:49amThis Comment
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