Any HPV is potentially serious. I've just had to undergo surgery to remove Stage 2 HPV cells from my cervix as I was in the first stages of cervical cancer - which is most often caused by the HPV virus (Human Papiloma Virus) and the sole reason why women have pap smears routinely. HPV can cause genital warts which are treatable. That is the least serious manifestation of the disease, the worst being cancer as you get older. You had better make sure you get to the gynie ASAP and that you keep up with your pap smears every year. Btw, for all of you who may not know this, almost everybody who is sexually active has HPV and it cannot be prevented by using a condom. The only prevention for women is to have the immunisation between the ages of approx 12 to 18. PLEASE do not leave this - my cancer scare was devastating and had I have kept up with my check ups regularly I probably could have prevented it earlier.
ITCHY RED BUMPS :S
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Any HPV is potentially serious. I've just had to undergo surgery to remove Stage 2 HPV cells from my cervix as I was in the first stages of cervical cancer - which is most often caused by the HPV virus (Human Papiloma Virus) and the sole reason why women have pap smears routinely. HPV can cause genital warts which are treatable. That is the least serious manifestation of the disease, the worst being cancer as you get older. You had better make sure you get to the gynie ASAP and that you keep up with your pap smears every year. Btw, for all of you who may not know this, almost everybody who is sexually active has HPV and it cannot be prevented by using a condom. The only prevention for women is to have the immunisation between the ages of approx 12 to 18. PLEASE do not leave this - my cancer scare was devastating and had I have kept up with my check ups regularly I probably could have prevented it earlier.
For more information on HPV - go to this website.
http://www.immunisation.nhs.uk/Vaccines/HPV