Faye
I was diagnosed with HPV three years ago, and I too was very concerned and upset when I was told. I had never heard of it before and was worried about cancer risks etc. After looking into it though I can say I am much more positive about it. There is some evidence to suggest that although you carry it throughout your life you can fight it to a point where it lies dormant and can re occur in waves, like a cold sore virus. There is also things you can do to boost your immune system and keep it at bay so to speak, google AHCC/ vitamin C for HPV treatment, there is evidence of a few clinical trials that have eliminated the virus in some women. In some ways knowledge is power and you know now. do the treatment research, look after yourself, eat well and exercise and that's all you can do ! and remember that although HPV is the cause of many cases of cervical cancer. not everyone who has HPV will develop cervical cancer, actually far from it ! recent research suggests that 80