Dear Doctor: I am engaged, and I just got a positive pap smear; what do I do now?

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 35-year-old female. My doctor did a Pap smear and a human papilloma virus (HPV) test that was positive ...

Dear Doctor: I found out I have HPV. What are my chances of developing cervical cancer?

ANSWER: HPV is the cause of cervical cancer in women and head and neck cancer in men. Although there are many different types ...

Dr. Roach: Woman's HPV test comes out positive for three risk types

Dear V.S.P.: HPV is the cause of cervical cancer in women and head and neck cancer in men. Although there are many different ...

Your Good Health: Woman’s HPV test comes out positive for one risk type

Fortunately, most people do clear the infection without treatment. For all types of HPV, about 70% of infections will go away ...
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Don’t take risks with positive HPV test

I am a 35-year-old female. My doctor did a Pap smear and a human papilloma virus (HPV) test that was positive for one of the “risk types” (16, 18 and 45 according to my chart) — but not one of the ...