how do you know if someone has hpv?

Question

what are the symptoms, and why can't a condom protect you entirely from it?

Answer 1

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection

Infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) usually does not cause any symptoms and does not always produce visible genital warts.

When symptoms do develop, they usually occur 2 to 3 months after infection. However, symptoms have been known to develop from 3 weeks to many years after infection.

Symptoms that may occur with genital warts include:

Irritation.
Itching.
Bleeding.

HPV is spread by direct contact.
The virus can be spread to or from the genitals, anus, mouth, or throat during sexual activities. However, warts in the mouth or throat are extremely rare. Condoms may reduce the spread of infection, but they do not provide complete protection.
Once the infection occurs, it may spread to other areas of the genitals or to the anal area.
You can spread the virus even if you do not have any symptoms of infection or any visible warts.
A pregnant woman can infect her child during vaginal delivery, although this is very rare. The presence of genital warts does not mean that the mother should have a cesarean delivery, unless a vaginal delivery would cause the warts to bleed excessively

hope this helps...if you think you or someone you know may have this please be tested,
good luck

Answer 2

There really are no symptoms. The only physical symptoms a person may have is warts. It can take months and even years, if at all, for a person to develop warts. There are over 100 different kinds of HPV and only a handful can cause warts. A person may have HPV and not realize it for years and years because they don't have a kind that causes warts or they haven't developed them yet.

I have personally had HPV for over 5 years. I developed cervical cancer from it when I was 17 (no physical symptoms) and I got genital warts from it about 9 months ago. It took me about 4 and 1/2 years for my warts to show up. If I wouldn't have known I had HPV from developing cervical cancer I would have had no idea I had the virus.

I've read about 75-80% of the world has HPV and only about 20some% know they have it. That is why it is spread so easily, because most people don't know they have it and can spread it around for years until they realize they have the virus.

Condoms are the best protection against any STD, but they are not 100% effective. Warts can appear all over the genital area and anal area. If a person has protected sex with someone who has warts it's possible for them to spread it. Condoms only cover the penis, not the entire genital area. So, if a person were to have sex with someone with warts, just the physical direct skin to skin contact with the genital area can cause that person to get HPV.

Answer 3

There is really no way to tell belive me I am a new victim. I was married 5 years and now I am divorced. I have been dating a guy for 11 months and i checked him before s*x to see if there was anything visible to insure that I did not see anything. BAM 4 months later i have hpv. My doctor explained to me that nothing in my med records was ever wierd. then i felt a cluster of about 5 tiny bumps to the right of my vaginal opening. He explained that some carriers have visible warts, some have microscopic and some have none but still share the virus that cause HPV. I have only known for 7 weeks now and I was distraut at the discovery but I made my bed. There really is no way to 100% protect yourself other than NOT HAVING SEX AT ALL.

Answer 4

Most people (especially men) usually develop genital warts that will tell them they have a definite HPV problem (like I did)

For women though it can be more difficult because women can carry around the virus for months on end without any visible signs. Need to get a pap test to know for sure but even those aren't 100%

However, there are treatments that not many people know about that can successfully get rid of viral STD's like genital warts and herpes.

There is actually a doctor in Arkansas who has successfully treated many hundreds of herpes patients and a few genital warts patients. One site that has taken some of his findings and told about them in a report (put out for genital warts, but part is applicable to herpes too) can be found at the Genital Warts Report.

Answer 5

Genital Warts:
Genital warts (also known as venereal warts) are caused by a virus, the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Warts are found on or around the penis, anus or vagina.
They are small lumps which have an irregular cauliflower-like surface.
The colour and shape vary depending on their location. Sometimes the warts cause irritation and itching.
Genital warts are a serious health concern as certain types of HPV have been associated with cervical cancer.
However, most women infected with genital warts do not have the strains of HPV that give rise to cervical cancer.
Genital warts often disappear even without treatment. However, there are a range of drug treatments.
Small warts can also be removed by freezing, burning or using laser treatment.
Occasionally, surgery is used to remove larger warts.
Condoms does not give 100% protection against STDs. Skin to skin contact in the pubic area is enough to transmit viral diseases among the partners.
Please see the webpages for more details and images on Human Papilloma Virus (Genital warts)

Answer 6

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 HPV is only transmitted through skin-to-skin contact during sex; infected skin of one-person rubs against the skin of the other person and transfers the virus. Almost all infections are acquired through vaginal or anal intercourse, but rarely HPV may be transmitted by oral-genital sex. The male condom is not as effective at preventing HPV transmission as it is for the prevention of other STDs; the male condom does not prevent all skin-to-skin contact during sex. The female condom provides wider coverage and therefore might offer greater protection.

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Answer 8

They look like warts or tiny bumps. I believe condoms prevent the transmission of HPV so it might not be the actual intercourse that transmits it.
i.e. You touch someone in the infected genital area and then touch yourself. Or the other person touches himself (or herself) in the infected area and then touches you.
I believe that the foreplay may be transmitting it.

Answer 9

There are obvious visual symptoms and for a woman there may be some minor pain with a radical explosion but typically none. get a papsmere and it is a persons responsibility to tell another. Before you decide to have sex with someone , both of you get a check up. protect yourselves.

Answer 10

There are no symptoms and you can only find out if you have an STD test done.. if you have unprotected sex, you have to wait atleast 3 months for it to show up..