I talked w/doc again and got a little more clarification. today she did a dna test on the virus to identify the type of HPV. she said that this is what causes "nearly" 100% of abnormal pap smears. It is possible that I have had this for years and it has been dormant for a long time, it is possible that I have a new infection. I had an abnormal pap 12 or 13 years ago that cleared right up w/medication. she said that the technology didn't exist back then to do the viral dna testing, if it did she would be able to tell me if it was a new infection. I was wrong about the health dept. reporting/notification, it is considered an std but it's not one that they do notification on. soooooooo, hmmmm,,,,,still thinking on this, yep, need to be more careful, Dr. said what I decided to do with saying anything was up to me since it isnt one the state does notification on, but she said several times "you sure have ammunition to use", since I know her, I take that to mean she thinks I got it from them (maybe we are in cahoots).....so I don't know, still thinking here....Of course the highest ground would be that OW needs to know to be able to protect her own health.....tehehehe...........I need to do some research on the net before I say anything, though. my biggest worry was about the kids if I had had it for a long time, but she believes there's not reason for concern there, so that's a relief. said sometimes babies are born with nodules on vocal cords from it (never heard of that) but if it hasnt manifested by my kids ages, they probably don't have it. whew! Dang, just got some baby steps last night too!
Of course this puts a whole new spin on things. I believe this is H's 1st A, I may decide to do things differently if I find out it isn't.
