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HPV STATISTICSStudies suggest as many as 80% of people will aquire genital HPV. Several estimates have placed the lifetime likelihood of exposure to HPV in the range of 75-90% though most will not show symptoms.
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Cervical Pap Smear Testing
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What is Cervical Pap Smear Testing?
Cervical Pap Smear testing (short for Papanicolaou) is routinely performed by a gynecologist to detect the presence of HPV. With proper testing pre-cancerous cells on the cervix caused by HPV can be detected and removed before they manifest themselves into cancaerous lesions. Only about 1% of pre-cancerous cells ever develop into cervical cancer and a a result of pap smear testing the number has steadily dropped. Pap Smear testing calls for a "scraping" of a woman cervix. The scapred cells are then examined under a microscope for the presence of HPV. If HPV DNA is found the gynecologist may order a colposcopy in which a small portion of the cervix is removed for further testing.

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