Can you have a negative Pap smear and still have HPV?
Early infections or resolving infections with HPV may not reveal any cellular abnormalities.
The most common reason for a negative Pap test with a positive HPV result is that the patient has an HPV infection, but the infection is not causing any cellular abnormalities..
What does a negative cytology mean?
Most people will not have HPV (an HPV negative result).
This means your risk of getting cervical cancer is very low.
You do not need any further tests to check for abnormal cell changes in your cervix, even if you've had these in the past.
You'll be invited for screening again in 3 or 5 years..
What does HPV high-risk negative?
Negative.
A negative HPV test means you do not have an HPV type that is linked to cervical cancer.
Your doctor may tell you that you can wait five years for your next screening test..
What if high-risk HPV is not detected in cervical cytology test?
An HPV test will come back as a negative test result or a positive test result.
Negative HPV test result: High-risk HPV was not found.
You should have the next test in 5 years.
You may need to come back sooner if you had abnormal results in the past.May 5, 2023.
- HPV found with no cell changes - means you have high-risk HPV, but you do not have changes to your cervical cells.
So you will be invited for cervical screening sooner to check that the HPV has gone.
This usually after a year. - Negative HPV test result: High-risk HPV was not found.
You should have the next test in 5 years.
You may need to come back sooner if you had abnormal results in the past.
Positive HPV test result: High-risk HPV was found.May 5, 2023 - The cytology test can find abnormal cervical cells, which could lead to cervical cancer over time, and an HPV test detects HPV infection of the cervix.
The HPV test can be used alone for cervical cancer screening or at the same time as the cytology test (known as cotesting) for those aged ≥30 years to 65 years.Jul 22, 2021
