Hello! After being dumped over HPV a few weeks ago I went on an anxiety-inspired kick and looked up all the things, which I hadn't done when my doctors first told me about it in April of this year.

I have posted before in here, I'm 36F, only heard of HPV for the first time in April when a regular pap came back with abnormal cells and HPV positive (HR but not 16/18/45). I had a colposcopy with biopsy, they found CIN II. I had a LEEP four months later, which returned only CIN I because they must have removed all the CIN II cells during the biopsy.

I made a doctor's appointment for earlier this week and had them do another pap (they weren't planning to do one until February next year, but after being dumped by my ex in his fear-driven panic, I couldn't wait that long to know). The HPV test came back NEGATIVE 🥳

HPV tests are point-in-time tests, and at some time between the positive test in April and the negative test this week, my immune system either cleared or suppressed the HPV! It could have been in May after the majority of the bad cells were removed with the colposcopy, and after I started the first of the three shots for the 9 valent vaccine. It could have been in June. Or July. Or August, or after the LEEP. Who knows? I don't BECAUSE HPV TESTS ARE NOT STI SCREENINGS AND HPV STATUS ISN'T TREATED LIKE OTHER STI STATUSES.

F* cancer and F* ignorant people like my ex. Yay, for my immune system crushing HPV (for now)!

Adding in case anyone asks: I got the Gardasil 9 immediately upon the positive HPV and cell changes results. Finished the third shot this week. The medical system failed me by never informing me until now that there was a vaccine I should have.

I also work out at the gym 2-3 times a week (mostly weights) except after my LEEP. I don't drink much and don't smoke anything. I increased the veggies in my diet significantly (especially dark leafy greens, cruciferous veggies, and onions) and added more turmeric and black pepper to my dishes. I cut out red meat entirely.

Supplements, yes, but only in the three weeks leading up to the new test, so I can't say if they made a difference: 1) AHCC from QOL Labs 2) Mycommunity Extract from Host Defense Mushrooms 3) Vitamin E 4) Polyphenols Broad Spectrum from Codeage 5) DIMPRO 100 6) Curcumin Phytosome from Thorne 7) Fem dophilus advanced from Jarrow Formulas 8) Green tea extract (decaf) from pure encapsulations 9) pH Balancer from Mother Earth Labs