Intercourse after dysplasia/possibly cin 2 or cin3

Hi Sunshine1982 and welcome to our group.

I don’t think any question is a crazy question if you’re looking for an answer! I’ve been around cancer and dysplasia discussions for about 7 years now, and never seen anyone advised to abstain from sex because of dysplasia. If you think about it, no-one who’s been diagnosed with any form of dysplasia would ever be having sex again, and clearly they will be! 

The damage caused by the hpv virus is what causes dysplasia, and how much damage it has done will determine the level of dysplasia-some will require treatment and some won’t. If you have mild dysplasia, that’s at a low level so you may just be monitored with check ups. It may regress and disappear, it may need treatment, especially if it does progress.

But low level dysplasia is a long way from being cancer, and even people with cervical cancer can still have sex! 

Sarah xx

wow thank you so much for this answer! Really helps and it makes me feel less alone.

I am very upset and scared because the chance of getting HPV was a bit "logical" because my partner has had lots of bed partners before me. That really isn't a problem because almost everybody has HPV, but I am such a stressed person all the time, if i would contract HPV maybe i wouldn't clear it due to stress and because of that a worse immunesystem. And now here I am, after some issues with spotting etc, LISL, mild dysplasia. Worst fear came true. I have read some stories of women who have had LISL and still had fullblown cancer after 6 months checkup. I have a daughter, she is 12 and I am so scared to leave her behind. I know it's way too early to think this, but this was my risk in sleeping with someone. Never tought I would't clear it and have dysplasia.

I am working hard to clean up my diet, practice stress reduction and make sure in a few months maybe it will be gone. 

I also need to listen to the medicals and not make my own ideas. For example; i should not have intercourse because it makes the dysplasia worse. If this is not the case then I am just making stuff up and that's not good for me, my mental health and my relationship....

Trying to reduce your stress, especially worrying about things which might never happen, is always a positive thing to do. It’s especially unhelpful to be reading stories of women who have gone on to develop cancer if you’re an anxious person generally. These kinds of stories would be the exception and not the norm, especially when the hpv virus is so common and your dysplasia result, which is not cancer, is also common. 

You mentioned “mild dysplasia” but you have also questioned this being CIN2 or 3. So I’m not sure exactly what level of CIN you have? I would have expected CIN1 based on the word “mild”. Any potential treatment would be determined by the actual level of CIN you have been diagnosed with. 

You should get a reply from the nurses shortly-I see you have asked them the same question. I base everything on my own experiences and being in contact over the years with many, many women with worries about CIN and cancer, but I am not a medical professional. However, I have been through cervical cancer twice and refused to even think about leaving my children! I prefer to have a positive mindset overall, which I think can be much more helpful. 

Sarah xx

Thank you so very much, thid means a lot to me, so grateful for this forum and your reply. I didn't have a colposcopy yet, all depends on the exam in a few weeks and what that result is. 

My worry is that is might not be mild dysplasia but severe, but that's just in my mind. So that's why the cin 2 and 3 comes into play, sorry for the confusion. 

I guess my main job now is keep my head cool, practise a healty lifestyle and just see what the next results of my pap smear will be

Thank you so very much, I don't want to talk with my parents yet, they would be so stressed so really nice to have a place to express my feelings and meing noticed. Thank you again

You are very welcome to be with us in the group, and to post as much as you need to. Please let us know how things go when you have your colposcopy, and we are here for you if you need any help or support. I hope it goes well for you. 

Sarah xx