HPV

Can HPV cause bleeding?

Bleeding after sex for a couple of months. HPV positive on my last screen. Are these connected?

long_grass 3 months ago

NoteMember experience, not medical advice. Symptoms overlap between infections and only a test can tell them apart.

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west_pier 3 months ago

A normal screening result does not rule out a symptom needing investigation. Screening is for people without symptoms, and there is a different pathway for people with them.

open_window 3 months ago

Do get this assessed rather than waiting for the next screening interval. Bleeding after sex has several possible causes, including infection and cervical changes, and it is a symptom that warrants a look regardless of your last result.

HPV infection itself does not usually cause symptoms. Changes it has caused can.

slate_roof 3 months ago

Ring and say bleeding after sex specifically. Those words move you into a different queue in most systems and you should not have to fight for it.

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