I tested negative for HPV but my pap smear results came back abnormal. What could this mean?
A Pap looks for abnormal cervical cell changes…Chlamydia and gonorrhea testing are usually done separately…and I feel if you had either of these infections…your doctor would have prescribed something treat either. Your Pap found abnormal cell changes…squamous cell changes are usually due to genital HPV. The most common HPV test that our doctor uses only screens for 13 genital high risk HPV types. They are 40 high, low and intermediate genital HPV types Low risk HPV types may cause changes…low risk HPV types are commonly associated with visible genital warts of the vulva or the penis…but these low risk HPV types may also cause cell changes. Your doctor should have explained this better. I have copied some information that will allow you to talk more about this with your doctor. HPV types 6 and 11, the most common low-risk HPV types account for >90% of all cases of genital warts. Previously, it was thought that low-risk HPV types cause low-grade cervical lesions and high-risk
