HPV positive

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So in follow up to my last post... the nurse called me back (after office hours), and told me that I had an abnormal pap, and when it was run against HPV testing, I came back positive.

I spoke to my grandmother about it, who is very close to me on matters like this because of my mom's health history, and she really upset me. She acted like I was dirty, and said I needed to be "more discerning in my sexual partners." I was under the impression that contraction of HPV is pretty common, and happens to most people without much regard to amount of sexual partners and whatnot, but she went on quite a lecturing soapbox as if it was the contrary.

So that's my stressed out rant, and here's my question... I'm on birth control, and my partner and I are monogamous and long-term. Am I putting him at risk, because of HPV, by having sex without a condom, just using hormonal birth control as protection?

I don't understand a whole lot about this HPV thing... All I know is that I now have another appointment for a papsmear and coloposcy and I'm really really scared.

Comments

[damiana-somnus.livejournal.com]

I don't have much to contribute except to say that I'm really sorry for all the stress and I hope you realize that your grandmother, while probably meaning well, is being kind of silly. I don't know if it's a generational thing or what, but try not to take it to heart, okay?

*HUGS*