Agreed (in response to Ibotha). You should read a little bit more carefully instead of advertising your article in various posts : /
Anyway, I appreciate your responses gracefromHHP and just found out recently that the colposcopy turned out normal :) Guess it was just abnormal cells that healed over time or were cured during the exam.
I'm not sure why you posted this in this posters post since she tested negative for hpv?
perhaps you should make a journal post about this instead?
and yes , there has been discussion about other types of hpv becoming more prevalent post gardasil since the beginning. It's openly discussed at the CDC std conferences every 2 years and so far, it's not a significant issue at all. we don't come here to scare people, we come to support and educate :)
grace
Unfortunately, the rates of abnormal pap smears, cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer is increasing significantly in the post-HPV vaccination population - and in an age group of girls who should not be having these abnormal pathologies. Please read the article Janny Stokvis and I just published on the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research blog titled:
When Less Becomes More: Abnormal Pap Smears, Cervical Dysplasia and Cervical Cancer Spike Post-HPV Vaccination - http://menstruationresearch.org/2012/06/26/when-one-less-becomes-one-more/
really no reason at this point for the colposcopy. it would be more appropriate to just repeat your pap in 3-6 months , especially since you tested negative for hpv.
the gardasil shots only cover 2 of the types of hpv that can cause cervical cell changes out of the about a dozen that do so. that is why you still need regular pap tests but since you tested negative for hpv, no reason to think this means cervical cancer or anything.
grace