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Cervical cancer typically develops over many years. But when does cervical cancer occur and how to doctors define the disease? ...

Q: Please Respond! ( Hpv)

asked by: ciao77 on March 2nd, 2004

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Does anyone know how long it takes after contracting hpv to be able to detect it in a pap smear?

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mandyleelulu

replied on September 1st, 2004

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Hpv

Hpv ----as in human papilloma virus??? A pap smear can detect it, but it can reoccur...So if u ever do get it I believe u have to go get biopsies and usually they freeze your cervix --- then u have to go for a pap in 1,3,6,and 12 month increments, then being clean that long, u can go back to once a year

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