Friday, February 23, 2007

Treatment for cervical HPV

Treatment can get rid of any visible signs of HPV infection, such as warts, but no treatment can get rid of the virus.Women who test positive for high risk types of HPV are more likely to need treatment for borderline or mildly abnormal cervical smears.If you have a mildly abnormal cervical smear, you may have a colposcopy straight away. Or your doctor may ask you to come back for another smear in 6 months time. If the abnormality doesn‘t go away by itself (as it sometimes does), your doctor will suggest a colposcopy.The NHS are considering introducing HPV testing for women with borderline or mildly abnormal smears. Women with high risk HPV would have treatment for the abnormal cells. Women who test negative for HPV would not need treatment as the cell changes would be likely to go back to normal on their own.