My doctor just said she thinks that I have HPV. I have had three flesh bumps on the outside of the vagina on the left. On the right I had two small round puple bumps. The purple ones are now much larger they have also flattended out and become crevis like and brownish. Does this mean cancer. I thought the cancer kind was only on the inside. I have had the bumps for about three years. A previous doctor just looked at them and said they looked like skin tags. I have been with the same partner for 13yrs. Can this incubate that long. Three years ago I had thyroid cancer and had part of my thyroid removed could this have lowered my imunity and cuased the hpv to appear? I don't go back for almost three weeks to have this biopsied. I am extremely concerned.
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11/23/2004 7:13:11 PM
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yes, you can have cancer on the outside, it is called vulvar cancer and i actually have it. mine looked like normal warts but they werent going away with 6 treatments so we got them biopsied and it came back as preinvasive cancer. it doesnt mean that they are cancer, but they may want to biopsy them since you have had cancer in the past. having had cancer, that can lower your immune response and make you more suseptible to getting more types of cancer...
11/23/2004 7:17:17 PM
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cont fr above, including ones caused by hpv. there are 4 diff. types of cancer you can get from hpv, vaginal, vulvar, anal, and cervical. cervical is the most common but the others can also be caused by hpv. there is an indefinite period that hpv CAN incubate, that doesnt mean it always does, but it can. a lowered immune response (such as having cancer) can make a dormant infection arise. how long have you had these warts? have you ever had them treated? ...
11/23/2004 7:23:55 PM
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the main cause for concern is the fact htat they are changing. any wart, anywhere on the body that starts changing is usually a sign of precancerous growth. let me reiterate though, this doesnt mean you HAVE cancer, just thats why they want to biopsy. if you would like some more first hand exp. with what you are going thru i recommend visiting http://www.geocities.com/gyngals/ it is a support group of gals who are all suffering from diff. gyn problems...
11/23/2004 7:27:02 PM
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most of us have or have had cancer at one point but it isnt just for cancer gals. it is for anyone seeking help and support, esp if you just need to talk to someone who has been there b- 4. there are only about 3500 cases a yr diagnosed of vulvar cancer and yet we have 3 or 4 diff ladies who have it on our site, so i find it comforting. drop by if you like. =)
11/25/2004 8:36:13 AM
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Don't too worry.....cancer is not the final result of hpv infection
