HPV positive? Did you do anything to try and boost immune system

[Comps83]

So I suppose it was only a matter of time before I got a positive HPV result as I had cells removed over 10 years ago so I knew I must have it.
Obviously my immune system has let it back in as I've tested negative since they started routinely testing for it
Did anyone try anything to boost their immune system ? Did it work ?

Following with interest as am in the same position. Annual testing - some have come back positive, some negative, despite having only been with DH in the last 10 years. Am due another smear in a couple of weeks' time (last year's one was positive) so will see if the HPV has gone again this time.

Came as a bit of a shock tbh after all the negative tests . I've also been married years and pretty sure he hasn't cheated , but then I know I must have had it all those years ago , I just don't really think I understood HPV and that it's there for life but can flare up
I'm going to find some decent multi vitamins to start
I don't smoke but I probs could be a lot better with healthy eating and exercising
I had a baby in jan so I wonder if that could have set it off somehow?

Funny enough mine seems to have come back since I had kids and also since I had a coil fitted (tested positive before kids, then negative inbetween the kids and the coil, then positive again after the coil!) I guess multivitamins won't hurt.

I'm sure I've read about other women getting dodgy smears just after having a baby . I do wonder if there's something in it .

Also ,did you tell your dh ? I think I'll just not , he'll probably think I've cheated on him

Sorry no advice but also following with interest. I had it last year and my repeat smear this year showed I still had aswell as cin2 for which I've opted for 6 monthly follow ups as it has a ?56% change it can regress itself. I am going to try doing what I can to fight it off, if I know what that is!

I really hope it goes away
I can really do without experiencing LLETZ again

The lletz is what I'm really trying to avoid, I'm a wuss and the thought of it is terrifying. I've been with my DP for 6 years but for all I know I could of had it before I met him as I only had my first smear last year at 25.

Yes I did tell DH and I explained it was an underlying thing related to my previous abnormal cells - that was the end of the conversation really, he's a bit uncomfortable about medical stuff!

Think it's shaken me up more than I thought as I was dreaming about it last night . I had a feeling this smear wouldn't come back completely normal
I know it's lucky the cells haven't changed yet but now I've got to wait a year worrying that they will

It's not nice having to wait I know but please bear in mind that in the majority of cases hpv clears by itself 💐

After years in the clear, I had a positive result after my first DC was born (I was 29). I also had a visible flair up. I’m 48 now and haven’t had a recurrence of HPV since.

You must be honest with your DH, OP. I got HPV from a partner (who was very honest about having had HPV) who always wore condoms, he so did not want to pass it onto me. But he did. It’s very contagious so don’t be DTD with DH at this time.
Is there a treatment plan in place? Will you have a colposcopy?

Take zinc and C daily. Sleep! Eat greens like steamed broccoli every single day. Drink occasionally or not at all. Just keep your immune system as healthy as you can. It eventually leaves your system, I believe, judging by my own experience. But you must have treatment. A flare up (internally or outwardly does NOT clear up by itself. It doesn’t go away on its own. The virus does eventually, but not the acute infections).

I had two smears annually (privately) until around age 33. Then annually. For the past 8 years, since age 40, I‘ve just stuck with the 3 yearly smear on the NHS.

I don't understand . Surely dh already has it considering I must have had it for at least 10 years . And it's been 3 years since my smear so flare up could have started anytime in that 3 years
And what treatment can you get if there are no cell changes?

You both need treatment. That’s the short answer.

These are really good questions. You need to be speaking with your GP, to be honest.

From nhs website

Treating human papillomavirus (HPV) infections
There's no treatment for HPV. Most HPV infections do not cause any problems and are cleared by your body within 2 years.
Treatment is needed if HPV causes problems like genital warts or changes to cells in the cervix.

It's totally up to you about telling h. If you've been together 10 years he most certainly already has it and like you say you could have been hpv+ for up to 3 years now . Either way unless either of you are showing actual symptoms which I guess your not then there's nothing either of you can do about it .
And if he's anything like my h he will freak out and no amount of talking will calm him down , then you will probably test negative next year and it will all have been for nothing
I agree having the baby could have lowered your immune system , I mean it really takes it out if you !!

@TheVanguardSix

You both need treatment. That’s the short answer.

Who are you referring to as both? The op and?

I have HPV and cin1 changes.
My last smear was 2017 and just before they started testing for HPV here so I don't know how long I've had it.
I've been with the same partner for 13years.
I have been told I need to wait a year to see if the cin1 regresses with I think is disgraceful. I thought I would get treatment in form of cryopathy or silver nitrate.
I'm looking at how to boost my immune system too and the big thing I'm coming up with is B vitamins.

@purpleflowers7 means me and my H . There is no treatment though . You can treat genital warts but as I've never had one and I've had pre cancerous cells removed before then I don't have the genital wart strain, as that strain doesn't lead to cancer
Really sorry to hear that @Spied I'd be worried too. Any chance of going private or pushing them more ?

I've found some pretty good sounding immune boost tablets in Holland and Barrett but they're £15 for 30 eek!

Following I didn’t know about HPV until I got a letter the post after changes in my cells when I had my smear. I was devastated and in shock as nobody ever has mentioned it at the sexual health clinic before. I was horrified to know that I couldn’t cure it with antibiotics.

@Bluerose433 yeah I've got mixed feelings
Feel very uneasy about it after getting the letter on Friday but then knowing how common it is and knowing that the only way to avoid it really is to stay a virgin your whole life then it's just one of those things
I didn't know anything about it when I was younger and if I had I probably would have been more careful

But anyway . I'm off to Holland and Barrett now
Going to improve my diet and do more exercise. Cut down on the drink and try not to worry about it for a year. Easier said than done

@Comps83 I think the worst part is that’s there’s no antibiotic to cure it. Also you only find out if you have it through a smear test so it’s quite possible that many women have it and it just gets missed. I cried when I got my letter I think it is quite embarrassing to tell a male . At least it’s normal harmful and it doesn’t affect fertility.