lolajaney Posted August 21, 2008 Report Posted August 21, 2008 if you not a virgin... don't get it as it's quite likely you've already met the infection and if you have met it the injection is useless
claire_louise Posted August 21, 2008 Report Posted August 21, 2008 ^ Can anyone tell me anything about the HPV virus? I know it's contracted through intercourse but is it technically an STD? Or can you get it another way? I'm ashamed to admit that I'm completely clueless about this. The whole issue is something that's started to play on my mind after the news about Jade Goody having cervical cancer. How do we know when we're supposed to start having smear tests? Someone told me that it's as soon as you're sexually active, but then someone else said that it's later if you're on the pill (which I am). I thought women in the uk were meant to receive letters advising them on the correct time to go?
solaris Posted August 21, 2008 Report Posted August 21, 2008 ^ Can anyone tell me anything about the HPV virus? I know it's contracted through intercourse but is it technically an STD? Or can you get it another way? I'm ashamed to admit that I'm completely clueless about this. The whole issue is something that's started to play on my mind after the news about Jade Goody having cervical cancer. How do we know when we're supposed to start having smear tests? Someone told me that it's as soon as you're sexually active, but then someone else said that it's later if you're on the pill (which I am). I thought women in the uk were meant to receive letters advising them on the correct time to go? The advice is usually 1 year after you become sexually active and every 3 years there after - yes yu are meant to get letters but this is the NHS you're talking about! If in doubt, have a chat with your practice nurse. Yes HPV is an STD, I believe it's spread almost exclusivly by genital contact
lolajaney Posted August 21, 2008 Report Posted August 21, 2008 no its when you start having sex. the pill doesn't make any difference as it can't stop it as, yes, it is technically a STD
KaitieL Posted August 22, 2008 Report Posted August 22, 2008 Being a girl costs a LOT of money! I just found out the price for a vaccination for cervical cancer. You need 3 shots. One shot costs about 130 € (about 103 £ or about 221 Australian dollars). And because I'm over 18, I don't get a refund from the mutual society (not sure if it's the right word )! It's not my fault I was born 5 or 6 years too early! What?! That's expensive. Thank god it's free here. I never knew a doctor could be so dumb. When I went to get mine, and this is after having a discussion about my son, the doctor asked me if I was sexually active. Um, yes, how else did I get pregnant? Even though you have these needles, you still need to have pap smears every two years. I'm ashamed to admit that after three years, I still haven't been for one. I'm scared and I know it's stupid and can save my life. But I'm still scared.
claire_louise Posted August 22, 2008 Report Posted August 22, 2008 no its when you start having sex. the pill doesn't make any difference as it can't stop it as, yes, it is technically a STD The reason the person I spoke to gave was that the pill is proven to reduce the risk of cervical cancer (which is true). Well, so much for the NHS system. It's been all over the tv this week about how important smear tests are and how there's no excuse for women not to be vigilant because the NHS sends out regular reminders, but put it this way, I'm 22 years old and have been sexually active since the age of 16, yet I've never received a letter. I also go for check-ups at my doctor's surgery every 6 months because I'm on the pill, but in five years no one there has mentioned a thing to me about it. This actually makes me quite angry...not that you can tell or anything. I don't even know how to go about booking a test...any ideas?
Di Posted August 22, 2008 Report Posted August 22, 2008 I don't even know how to go about booking a test...any ideas? Hmm thats, weird, you must have fell trough the net.. Some how? As you autiomatically get a letter to book for a smear.. I book my smear appointment as soon as I have a letter from my local.Family Health service. That way you don't forget.. (Just incase you didn't know, you can't have a smear during your period) You can either, ask to have a smear test Via an appointment with a nurse at you GP Surgery. Or you can phone your local Contraception & Sexual Health Service (CASH) which can either be a local Contraception & Sexual Health Service Clinic .. or your local hospital may run a CASH clinic..
rennyren Posted August 23, 2008 Report Posted August 23, 2008 I never knew a doctor could be so dumb. When I went to get mine, and this is after having a discussion about my son, the doctor asked me if I was sexually active. Um, yes, how else did I get pregnant? You should have just said "No. My son is Jesus, and I just really enjoy having useless tests." I got my first injection on Monday, and it HUUUUUUUUUUUURT! And I have a phobia of needles, so that was bad. But honestly: - get it. It protects you against the two strands of HPV that usually cause cancer, and reduces your risk of getting cancer to like, 5% or something tiny like that. And yeah, you've probably already had some strand of HPV, but it might not give you the protection you need against other strands.
KaitieL Posted August 23, 2008 Report Posted August 23, 2008 ^^ Haha. Should have. Yes, my son is Jesus and an immaculate conception. Honestly, I don't know how he got in there.
thelonius Posted August 23, 2008 Report Posted August 23, 2008 Lmao at your doctor! Is it true you are meant to have a PAP after 1 year of being sexually active? That's the first I've heard of it. I've always thought it was two...I'm a year overdue! I'm also a bit scared. For those who've had it done, what's it like and do you get it by a male or female doctor?
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