can hpv be transfered through semen? Or only from and exposed wart
2006-11-13 08:05:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
HPV is not just warts. the virus that causes HPV is more than 100 strains. some of those strands (i think around 5) can cause cervical cancer. many others cause abnormal cells and abnormal paps. a few other strains cause warts. some don't do much and clear up on their own. it is a complex virus that many many people are infected with. it is the reason why regularly pap checks for sexually active women are important. it is transmited most likely through skin to skin contacted. although for semen to be inside of a person some form of skin to skin contact probably occurred. just be sure to see your doc regularly and inform them of any risk you expose your self too.
2006-11-13 14:24:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
HPV is not always transmitted sexually. However, the types that cause anogenital warts (also called condylomata acuminata, venereal warts, genital warts, vaginal warts, and penile warts) and cervical dysplasia are most commonly sexually transmitted, like low risk HPV types 6, 11, 42, 43, and 44. For this reason HPV is classified as an STD (sexually transmitted disease) and can be transmitted through sexual intercourse, oral sex, anal sex, or any skin-to-skin contact.
Some women develop genital warts, cervical/vaginal dysplasia, or both, while others become carriers with no signs or symptoms, or they become immune to certain HPV types. Men generally develop genital warts, become carriers, or develop immunity.
HPV is contagious even when warts and dysplasia are not present. Some HPV types have a greater association than others with cervical dysplasia and cancer like high risk HPV types 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, and 68. All of the HPV types are contagious.
2006-11-13 22:17:45 · answer #2 · answered by blondbeauty1987 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HPV is transmitted from skin-to-skin contact during vaginal and anal intercourse, heavy petting/rubbing/fondling, hand-to-genital contact etc. A condom will not even protect you 100% because you can't cover up all the "skin" areas during sex.
Your partner does not have to have warts for you to get HPV. There are two different kinds of "sexually transmitted" strains of the virus, "low risk" and "high risk". The low risk strains are associted with genital warts, where as the high risk strains are associated with precancerous and cancerous conditions; such as cervical, vulvar, and vaginal cancer. The only time a person really knows that they have HPV is if there are visable warts or they have some other kind of problem from it. So your partner could have HPV and not even know it and pass it to you. You could then have it and not know it. HPV is very tricky! You can NOT tell by looking who has it and who doesn't.
Here is some more info for you.
http://www.ashastd.org/hpv/hpv_learn_fastfacts.cfm
http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/
2006-11-14 09:38:50 · answer #3 · answered by luv2lotto 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's transferred through skin to skin contact with an infected person. They might not have a wart or even know they have it.
2006-11-13 16:16:52 · answer #4 · answered by Annette J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can be transferred through any skin to skin contact, no warts required.
2006-11-13 16:14:17 · answer #5 · answered by Ana 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.healthandhpv.com/
Read the above article, its easy to understand and chaulk full of useful information.
2006-11-13 16:20:01 · answer #6 · answered by T-Bird 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋