I am 53, and divorced. I was married 21 years to my 1st husband, and divorced him because he was unfaithful (he also fathered a child unbeknownst to me with his mistress) After the divorce, I dated and remarried having had a few sexual relationships. Somewhere in my past, I contracted HPV, the type that causes cervical cancer. Since I never had any symptoms of an STD, I don't know when I got it, or by whom. It was only 2 months ago when I found out I had an abnormal pap smear that I also had HPV. I am now scheduled for a "leep" procedure to cut off all the precancerous cells from my cervix. This virus is epidemic, with 80 % of the population having it in this country, and most don't even know it. Please tell a friend and also keep up with annual pap smears. If you have a presexual daughter, get her to the doctor because now they have a vaccine for HPV.
I was scared to death when I found out but I know my chances are good because we found it early.
