Jamie Otis.Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty
Jamie Otisis staying optimistic amid a recent diagnosis.
TheMarried at First Sightstar, who is 17 weekspregnant with her second child, opened up to her followers on Wednesday about testing positive for human papillomavirus (HPV).
“I went to the doc and heard my pap was bad & I have HPV,” shewrote on Instagram. “Although it sounds like an STD and I should freak the F out, I know this is somewhat common and not to be overly worried about. I was scheduled to have a colposcopy just to take a better look at the skin cells in my vagina.?”
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the Unites States, according to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. Dysplasia is an abnormal growth or development of cells within tissues or organs (in Otis’ case, within her cervix). The growth can be precancerous, though it is often treatable,Mayo Clinicreports.
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The reality star admitted in her Instagram caption that her head has “been all over the place” after receiving the news. However, she also saidshe has been staying positive.
“I cannot even imagine having to make that decision.?,” the soon-to-be mother of two added. “My heart goes out to those mamas. If you’re one of them, I’m sending you SO MUCH LOVE.?”
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She and Hehner, 35, are also parents to 2-year-old daughterHenley Grace, who had an extra fun time at the reveal, which consisted of smashing eggs on each other’s heads.
“During our ‘gender reveal’ she was loving cracking the eggs on our heads, but the one that ends up being the [sex] she handed to me and said, ‘I don’t want to smash it, Mommy.’ We have a lot of work toget her excited for her little brother,” Otis said with a laugh.
source: people.com
