Hpv Question?

Question

Their are 60 different types of hpv right? so If you have hpv (low risk) And you sleep with someone who also has hpv but has (high risk) can you get it? can you also get high risk hpv?

Answer 1

There are actually over 100 different kinds of HPV. About a dozen can cause cancer including cervical cancer, penile, anal, and head and neck cancer. There are also about 8 kinds (that I can remember) that can cause warts. Genital warts, hand and feet warts are all caused by HPV.

A lot of people with HPV have a few strains of the virus. Most don't do anything, but they can have one of the strains that can cause cancer or warts. Say you have 2 different kinds of HPV and you sleep with someone who has one or two kinds of it, you can get those 2 from him. The kinds he has might not do anything, but you might get a kind from him that can cause health problems. So yes, you can have high and low risk kinds of HPV.

HPV is a virus, so once you get it there is no way to get rid of it. That is why so many people are stressing the vaccine for young girls. 300,000 women die every year from cervical cancer.

Answer 2

Anytime you sleep with anyone you are exposing yourself to new things. You can have the low risk type, sleep with a carrier of the high risk and then you will contract that. I actually heard there was more like 100 different strains of HPV now. Men are carriers of HPV, but usually never exhibit symptoms. It is very important to get a pap test every year to make sure you do not have abnormal cells that may grow into cancer! Always use protection because HPV is the most common STD in the world. It is said that if you have ever slept with anyone who has slept with anyone else before you, you probably have at least one strain of it. Most of the HPV strains can be fought off by a normal immune system within a year. Those are mostly the low risk types. The high risk types you are stuck with (such as genital warts).

Answer 3

You can get all 60 different types if you haven't already been infected with them. So, yes you can get the high risk hpv. HPV CAN be filtered out of your body from the human immune system. Using Aldara can help boost your immune system and help get rid of visible signs of genital warts. Also taking vitamins such as C can also help boost your immune system. I've had this discussion with my gynecologist and my sister is living proof that HPV can go away.

Answer 4

yes, you can still get a different type.
and give your type.
the new HPV vaccine just came out. Ask your doc about it.
And tell your friends about it. It's the best thing I've heard about in a long time.
It is still in debate on if you can clear it or not. on your own. They say the younger you are the better chance you have of clearing it.

Answer 5

HPV is HPV, it is not cureable, so therefore i dont think it really matters. HPV is linked with cervical cancer and you have a higher chance at getting cerivcal cancer. You may also get warts from the HPV virus

Answer 6

You can get different strains of HPV even if you're already infected with one strain. Even if your body's gotten rid of a low-risk strain, then you can still become infected later with a high-risk strain if you come in sexual contact with it.

Answer 7

......see, they call it high risk because it is a stronger form of hpv.....so, yea, you could get high risk.

Answer 8

Anything your partner has can be transmitted to you even if you use condoms. Condoms are not foolproof.

Answer 9

Genital HPV infection is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Human papillomavirus is the name of a group of viruses that includes more than 100 different strains or types. More than 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted, and they can infect the genital area of men and women including the skin of the penis, vulva (area outside the vagina), or anus, and the linings of the vagina, cervix, or rectum. Most people who become infected with HPV will not have any symptoms and will clear the infection on their own.

Some of these viruses are called "high-risk" types, and may cause abnormal Pap tests. They may also lead to cancer of the cervix, vulva, vagina, anus, or penis. Others are called "low-risk" types, and they may cause mild Pap test abnormalities or genital warts. Genital warts are single or multiple growths or bumps that appear in the genital area, and sometimes are cauliflower shaped.



Approximately 20 million people are currently infected with HPV. At least 50 percent of sexually active men and women acquire genital HPV infection at some point in their lives. By age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired genital HPV infection. About 6.2 million Americans get a new genital HPV infection each year.



The types of HPV that infect the genital area are spread primarily through genital contact. Most HPV infections have no signs or symptoms; therefore, most infected persons are unaware they are infected, yet they can transmit the virus to a sex partner. Rarely, a pregnant woman can pass HPV to her baby during vaginal delivery. A baby that is exposed to HPV very rarely develops warts in the throat or voice box.



Most people who have a genital HPV infection do not know they are infected. The virus lives in the skin or mucous membranes and usually causes no symptoms. Some people get visible genital warts, or have pre-cancerous changes in the cervix, vulva, anus, or penis. Very rarely, HPV infection results in anal or genital cancers.

Genital warts usually appear as soft, moist, pink, or flesh-colored swellings, usually in the genital area. They can be raised or flat, single or multiple, small or large, and sometimes cauliflower shaped. They can appear on the vulva, in or around the vagina or anus, on the cervix, and on the penis, scrotum, groin, or thigh. After sexual contact with an infected person, warts may appear within weeks or months, or not at all.

Genital warts are diagnosed by visual inspection. Visible genital warts can be removed by medications the patient applies, or by treatments performed by a health care provider. Some individuals choose to forego treatment to see if the warts will disappear on their own. No treatment regimen for genital warts is better than another, and no one treatment regimen is ideal for all cases.



Most women are diagnosed with HPV on the basis of abnormal Pap tests. A Pap test is the primary cancer-screening tool for cervical cancer or pre-cancerous changes in the cervix, many of which are related to HPV. Also, a specific test is available to detect HPV DNA in women. The test may be used in women with mild Pap test abnormalities, or in women >30 years of age at the time of Pap testing. The results of HPV DNA testing can help health care providers decide if further tests or treatment are necessary.

No HPV tests are available for men.



There is no "cure" for HPV infection, although in most women the infection goes away on its own. The treatments provided are directed to the changes in the skin or mucous membrane caused by HPV infection, such as warts and pre-cancerous changes in the cervix.



All types of HPV can cause mild Pap test abnormalities which do not have serious consequences. Approximately 10 of the 30 identified genital HPV types can lead, in rare cases, to development of cervical cancer. Research has shown that for most women (90 percent), cervical HPV infection becomes undetectable within two years. Although only a small proportion of women have persistent infection, persistent infection with "high-risk" types of HPV is the main risk factor for cervical cancer.

A Pap test can detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells on the cervix. Regular Pap testing and careful medical follow-up, with treatment if necessary, can help ensure that pre-cancerous changes in the cervix caused by HPV infection do not develop into life threatening cervical cancer. The Pap test used in U.S. cervical cancer screening programs is responsible for greatly reducing deaths from cervical cancer. For 2004, the American Cancer Society estimates that about 10,520 women will develop invasive cervical cancer and about 3,900 women will die from this disease. Most women who develop invasive cervical cancer have not had regular cervical cancer screening.



The surest way to eliminate risk for genital HPV infection is to refrain from any genital contact with another individual.

For those who choose to be sexually active, a long-term, mutually monogamous relationship with an uninfected partner is the strategy most likely to prevent future genital HPV infections. However, it is difficult to determine whether a partner who has been sexually active in the past is currently infected.

For those choosing to be sexually active and who are not in long-term mutually monogamous relationships, reducing the number of sexual partners and choosing a partner less likely to be infected may reduce the risk of genital HPV infection. Partners less likely to be infected include those who have had no or few prior sex partners.

HPV infection can occur in both male and female genital areas that are covered or protected by a latex condom, as well as in areas that are not covered. While the effect of condoms in preventing HPV infection is unknown, condom use has been associated with a lower rate of cervical cancer, an HPV-associated disease.



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