I've had a few abnormal paps and colposcopy w/ biopsies. I went through these for a few years. I was never diagnosed with HPV (not sure there was a test for it then) but anyhow. Yes, it is stressful. I've had the abnormal cells removed twice and have been in the clear more or less since then.

I have found that the abnormal paps have come up when I have been very stressed out. I seem to have the best luck at the gyno when I am healthy, exercising regularly and taking good care of myself. When you are stressed and not healthy then the immune system can't fight off the HPV.

I've never been through what you've experienced with HPV, but I appreciate you starting this thread on Gardasil. I've been back and forth about whether or not to vaccinate my girls. I wasn't aware that there were so many strains of HPV and that the vaccine only covers four of them! So I guess I'm still thinking about it. I hope you'll be doing better soon.

I've recently had a similar experience. All of my paps have tested negative for hpv. My doctor decided that gardasil was a good route for me because I am a germophobe. Two months after the last injection, a growth appeared in my groin. They are claiming that gardasil could not have caused it. But I have an autoimmune disorder and have not been sexually active in over a year and a half. Which means if I had hpv it hid for three years, even while being on immosupressive therapy. I am starting to believe that the gardasil (while they claim it is not possible) gave me genital warts. I am going in for testing in march to find out what strain I contacted. Pumpkin... I'd love to be contacted by you to discuss what happened. Maybe we can figure this whole thing out.

I'm new to this and I was wanting to hear other women's stories about their reactions to the Gardasil shot. I am 24 and I got my Gardasil vaccination last year, at which point I was was still a virgin and had NEVER participated in ANY form of sexual activity. After my shot I did become sexually active and have only had one partner. 3 months after receiving my shot I returned to my Dr. and she discovered that I had HPV. It has been 1 year since and I recently returned for my yearly pap and my results came back abnormal and they told me that I had contracted the HIGH RISK strain of HPV. But I thought that I was supposed to be protected against those 4 high risk strains because I had the vaccionation? I just had my colposcopy and am waiting for my results. I told my gyno that I feel that Gardasil gave me HPV and she brushed it off but I am very upset about this!

every since i got the shot when i was 16 i have been positive for hpv and then i lost my veginity when i was almost 18 and we used protection and when i went for my first pap to go on birthcontrol i have come up positive ever since can the shot actually make you come up positive bc i havent ever had an symptoms of hpv and im almost 23