How serious is a biopsy

How serious is a biopsy

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Not serious – medical test involving the removal of cells or tissues for examination. It is the removal of tissue from a living subject to determine the presence or extent of a disease. The tissue is generally examined under a scope by a pa…

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What is a polyp and how serious is it if a biopsy taken during a colonoscopy?

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How serious is this? Please need advise?

Q: I had an abnormal PAP turns out I have HPV, I had to get a biopsy to see how serious it was and it was mild which should go away by itself. She also said i have antibodies of herpes but it’s not an active infection? I haven’t got to talk to her so I wanted to know how serious is this. I am so disgusted and freaked out. It was enough to find out I had HPV but now this. What does it mean to have an antibody of herpes? This is awful. Please any good answers that will make me not worry so much.

A: It does mean you are carrying genital herpes. You might have one outbreak a year, or one in your lifetime. It depends on you and your immune system. However, you can pass on herpes at ANY TIME, even when you have no symptoms (like right now).Don’t be disgusted, it happens. Lots of people have herpes. You are, however, obligated to be open and honest with any sexual partners you take from now on.

What are the chances of having cervical cancer when hpv high risk positive?

Q: My last pap came back abnormal with hpv high risk, I have a biopsy tomorrow. What are the chances of having cancer with hpv? Everyone is acting like its bad news but is it really all that bad? I mean how serious is it? Will the biopsy hurt?

A: The biopsy can hurt a bit…each person’s pain perception is different…the biopsy is fast. I hope you doctor asked you to cough when he takes the biopsy….studies have shown that a biopsy is less painful if we cough while the biopsy is being taken. Your doctor may take more than one biopsy. He will take a biopsy of areas that he sees changes. The biopsy will confirm your Pap findings. The progression of squamous abnormal cell changes to cancer is generally slow (most common)…cell changes due to glandular cell changes (less common) could be more aggressive. Having high risk HPV types do not guarantee that your virus will persist or progress…it just indicates that you follow the treatment plan and the follow ups that your doctor recommends.A great link to learn more about cervical cell changes is:www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcervicalchangesPDFIn many young gals the virus will regress…and you can do so lifestyle changes that may help your body fight the virus…eat your greens at least 5 servings of fruit and veggies a day..limit your alcohol…new studies show how important this is….get you sleep…our bodies heal in stage four sleep…reduce stress…exercise…and take a good multivitamin. Condoms have shown to help the virus regress…I wish you well.