Do you have HPV with your Ulcerative Colitis

I have never been tested or had the vaccine. I have had very few partners and have only had sex w/o a condom with my husband, so I'd be very surprised to find out I have it. A cousin of mine has it, however, but does not have UC.

I do not think there is any connection.

Why do you?

Editing to add:  never mind about my questions; I saw your other post.

Usually at 30 you get a DNA probe for HPV with your yearly pap.

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/hpv/test.html

The HPV DNA test is not recommended for screening women younger than age 30 because infections with HPV are relatively common in this age group and often resolve without treatment or complications. However, it may be used as a follow-up test in women who are 21 years or older and who have certain abnormal results on a Pap smear known as "atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance"

It is possible to have had it in the past and test negative if it's resolved on its own.

I had one abnormal pap at the 30 year check. I was actually happy to have abnormal and not HPV. A lingering HPV infection is not a great sign as far as I know from my limited reading. I went back and got rechecked 6 months later and it was normal again. She said it was probably due to a mild inftection of the cervix. I used metrgel for a week... I've had them every year too and only had that one abnormal.

I hope your mom is ok now.

Yep, unfortunately I have HPV and UC. The only connection that I think is between the two is that I had my first abnormal pap after starting 6mp. I know that I was exposed between 10-13 years ago and it's laid dormant until just last fall. I wonde if my immunosuppression gave my hpv a chance to attack my cervix. I have only had one abnormal pap which was last fall. Colposcopy showed CIN1 but since I'm stillnon 6mp, I doubt my body will naturally fight off the virus and dysplasia.

I will find out in April. I must say that it is stressful because now not only do I I need to worry about colon/rectal cancer from my pancolitis but also rectal cancer from the hpv. Awesomeness. Makes be want everything removed...uterus, cervix, colon, rectum, and anus with a permanent ostomy. I feel like a ticking time bomb of cancer. Maybe that is dramatic and for now I will just get checked out often for abnormal cells.

Whew, I normally just lurk! Thanks for listening to my long winded whine!

Hi I had dysplasia cells in my cervix, found by a pap smear.. I had them lasered out and then a dnc. I am due to be re tested for the cells again. I have had ulcerative colitis for 11 years now. Maybe we are a little higher at risk because of the drugs we take but i don't know.. I have alot of problems with my periods and now the pill. But this has only been since i was diagnosed with UC. Seems strange to me I feel they maybe related but never asked.

How did any guys post that they had HPV? How does a guy find out that he has HPV? I have also been suspicious of some type of sexual relationship to UC. I got mono for the first time shortly after becoming sexually active...

HPV is definitely nasty stuff and I feel that the media and the establishment never really tells the truth about it.

I think herpes and UC is far more of a problem than HPV and herpes.