Is there a test a guy can take to see if he has it?
2006-06-28 12:50:41 · 13 answers · asked by dreamer 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Yes it's true that a guy can have HPV and not know it. Of the many strains of HPV only some produce warts. It he has a strain that is not wart producing he may not know it. There is not a blood test for him to know or not. If you have HPV many doctors will recommend your b/f or husband see a urologist. The urologist will put a solution on his genitals and use a special light to see if their are any changes in the skin that the naked eye can't see. Their is new information daily regarding HPV, but some studies suggest that @ 70% of sexually active people have been exposed to HPV. These odds aren't good, even if they are not totally accurate. The best way to protect you if you're sexually active is use a condom all the time, and this isn't 100%. The only way to prevent is abstinence.
2006-06-28 13:01:03 · answer #1 · answered by bjk 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, men pass it to women a lot usually not aware that they have the virus because they are not showing and signs or symptoms. There currently is no test for men to detect HPV. Men usually find out they have HPV by developing genital warts, hand or feet warts.
Women can also pass the virus by showing no signs or symptoms. Women usually find out they have the virus by having an abnormal pap smear come back or developing genital warts.
It can take years to develop any symptoms of the virus. I got HPV about 5 years ago. After a year I developed cervical cancer and about 6 months ago I got genital warts. So it can take months, if not years, to show any symptoms.
2006-06-29 02:56:02 · answer #2 · answered by Alli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most men who get genital HPV do not have any symptoms.
However, some types of HPV can cause genital warts.
At the moment, there is no test approved to detect HPV in men. However, there are ways to detect the most common problem caused by HPV in men, genital warts. Genital warts are usually diagnosed by visual inspection. Some health care providers may use a vinegar solution to help identify flat warts, although this test is not specific for warts. That means the test may falsely identify normal skin as a wart.
2006-06-28 20:39:18 · answer #3 · answered by Happy for once in my life. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guys are always carriers of hpv, not women. dont get me wrong, women can give the disease to men, but we are not carriers. both men and women can have hpv with no symptoms. It is one of the most common std's in the world next to aids. there are soooo many different forms of hpv. really, i dont think there is a proven test on guys to detect hpv unless there are physical signs. even condoms dont protect you 100 percent from this disease.....so PLEASE be careful.
2006-06-28 21:45:30 · answer #4 · answered by rotten2thecore247 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-06-29 04:28:55 · answer #5 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and the same goes for women too. In fact, thats how I initially got genital warts - but I did some research and found a way that worked for me to beat them.
http://www.genitalwartsreport.com
2006-06-29 00:00:38 · answer #6 · answered by Greg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a guy and I got a couple bumps down there. I had them froze off.. Guess what, they grew right back... I could care-less about them. Guess what again - I always wore a condon, cuz I'm scared of cathcing HIV, and still ended up catching HPV..
Life is to short to worry about that stuff. Count my blessing its not HIV...
2006-06-28 20:57:11 · answer #7 · answered by johncharlesrealty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes and they can't be tested unless there r symptoms.
2006-06-28 20:02:31 · answer #8 · answered by jessi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-06-28 23:19:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes so can women, just talked to my doc about it the other day
2006-06-28 23:45:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋