If you are reading this, you may have recently been referred by your doctor to get a colposcopy. Colposcopies are rarely talked about so can evoke some distress and confusion for patients upon referral. Here we hope to provide some details about the procedure, what to expect, and why it’s a great step to help […]
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Today, March 4th, is International HPV Awareness Day. HPV Awareness Day is all about opening up the conversation around HPV. It’s more common than you may think, and it is not anything to be ashamed about.
Watch and Wait…or Take Action? How One Doctor Supports Patients to Recover Faster from an Abnormal Pap Smear To celebrate Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Amy Kroeker, ND shares her perspective on managing abnormal Paps, and shares a remarkable case of cervical dysplasia that has a happy ending. If you have ever had an abnormal
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There is no shame around HPV. At least, there shouldn’t be. Yet many women who have HPV feel shameful about it and are worried about sharing the information with future partners, at the risk of being judged. You’re not alone. HPV is Growing HPV is now considered to be the most common sexually transmitted infection
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Why Get A Pap Smear? Routine checkups testing for HPV with your healthcare provider is your saving grace. Prevention is key in cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is a slow-growing cancer that can take years to proliferate to actual cancer. Starting with abnormal cells, CIN I, II, and III, ASC-US, LSIL, HSIL, and eventually, squamous cell
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HPV is on the rise, and with that, complications from HPV can arise. These complications can be anything from common warts on the back of your hand to painful and invasive genital warts to even cervical cancer. For these reasons, the HPV vaccine is not only preferable for young women to receive, but can also
A Natural Approach to HPV Watching and waiting to see if your HPV progresses into something more serious can be stressful and cause frustration. Papillex contains ingredients that research has shown to help the immune system respond to HPV naturally. It also contains replenishing nutrients that tend to be deficient in cases of persistent HPV
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Most people know that HPV is spread through skin to skin contact during sexual activity involving the genital area. Although, it is most commonly transmitted through vaginal sex, did you also know that it can also be spread through anal and oral sex too? In the following article, we aim to answer all the questions
The number of people with positive HPV diagnoses is climbing every year. Millions of Americans are newly diagnosed with HPV and are unaware of the potential consequences. HPV is now the most common sexually transmitted infection. The Center of Disease Control now estimates that nearly everyone who is sexually active will have contracted a strain
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The HPV Infection: Do I Have It? But…I’ve never noticed any symptoms so I couldn’t have gotten an HPV infection? Most strains of HPV are low-risk strains that commonly go by unnoticed. There are a handful a high risk strains of HPV; those are the scary ones that can cause an abnormal pap smear, leading to cancer, most commonly cervical
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