If you have been high risk for HPV, does that mean you will actually get it or...?

does it mean that if you got the shots it will keep it away. I was told I was high risk for it, but did not not have it. What are my chances of me actually getting it?

My ob/gyn just said I was at high risk for the hpv. She said if I got it then it would turn into cervical cancer.

Your HPV test is positive you have one or more of the high risk 13 high risk HPV types that our HPV screens for.

Being positive for high risk HPV types mean you have one or more of the HPV types found in cancers. It does not mean your HPV infection will progress to a cancer. It does mean that you will need to have follow-up tests as recommended by your doctor.

The HPV vaccine prevents high risk HPV types 16 and 18. It does not treat HPV types you already have. If you are positive for high risk HPV types 16 and 18 it will not keep it away you already have it.

High risk HPV types do not generally cause visible genital warts. Visible genital warts are generally caused by low risk HPV types 6 or 11. However you may also carry a co-infection with low risk HPV types our HPV test does not screen for low risk HPV types since these HPV types are not found in cancer.

They are 30+ high and low risk HPV types that are found in the genital area.

More information on the vaccine
www.gardasil.com

A persistent progress HPV infection can progress to a cancer. Your doctor can treat your HPV infection before it progresses.

I wish you well.

are you sure they didnt mean high risk for cervical cancer. i have HPV and theres no risk except for if i have unprotected sex and contract it, so im confused on why they would say that. everyone has the same risk for that as long as youre sexually active, but if you have it your at high risk for the cervical cancer.

Women's risk for HPV comes from sexual exposure. If you don't have it, you can reduce risk by using condoms. The level of risk comes from the number of unprotected sex partners--the higher that number the greater risk.

The preventative drug "Guardasil"-->(Sp?), protects women from most of the HPV's. It isn't really appropriate for older women who have already had much unprotected sex exposures, from many men.

if your high risk for HPV your doctor is calling you promiscuous... if you have HPV he is calling your specific type of HPV high risk for cervical cancer.... sorry to hear about it.... good luck!