My husband had an affair. His mistress has told me she has HPV. What exactly is it?

Question

Can I contact this from my husband? What is the correct treatment for HPV. She tells me she is having a DNC. I don't know if she is just messing with me or what. The affair is now over. I have been through alot of test already.

Answer 1

HPV is not the same as HSV. They are both viruses, but HPV is not a herpes virus.

There are hundreds of varieties of HPV, the kind that actually causes visible warts is the kind least likely to cause cancer. This is one of the things that is checked for yearly during your pap smear (you DO get yearly pap smears, right?)

While it is true that 70% of all cervical cancer is caused by HPV, the converse is not true: 70% of all HPV does NOT cause cancer!!!!!! A D&C removes the lining of the uterus I don't think that is the procedure usually associated with HPV on the cervix, but I won't swear to it. There is a procedure that is done though, it is escaping me right now.

Make sure you keep your yearly appointments for paps. If your husband contracted it, you could get it any time: now or some time in the future. Talk to your gyn -- she may want to put you on a 6-month schedule for a while, or not -- but discuss with her what the two of you need to do to make sure you are and stay healthy. You don't need to be talking to your husband's ex, if you are trying to make things work with your husband she needs to go bye bye. Don't take those calls.

Answer 2

HPV is a virus that almost everybody that is sexually active has. I think it's like 1 out of 3 have it. Yes, you can get it from your husband. But there is no way to trace it to see who gave it to who first. All you do is have a pap smear done. That will tell if you have it or not. If you do there are other in-office procedures your GYN can do. There is a new vaccine out for it now, you can ask your GYN about that too. I'm not too sure what a DNC is but it is usually mistaken for a D&C and that has nothing to do with HPV. A D&C is what they do for women having a miscarriage or an abortion. But they also do them for women who have problems with their mentrual flow. Just make an appt with your GYN and let him or her know what is going on. Good luck.

Answer 3

Human Papaloma Virus....A D&C will do nothing for it. I found out that my husbands ex wife had it is I went in every 6 months for a pap for the 1st year and then on my normal 1 year routine. Two years later I had cervical dysplayia at stage 3, I have since had a hysterectomy due to the spread of the cells through out my cervix. I would recommend talking to your doctor and tell him that you have been exposed to HPV and get a pap smear every 6 months for 2 years. Keep in mind there are 4 different stages of HPV, the key is too catch it early. Don't overly freak but take care of it by going to your doctor now. Good luck!

Answer 4

You definitely can catch HPV from your husband. It's my understanding that men cannot be tested for HPV, although certain strains can led to both cervical and penile cancer. It sometimes clears on its own, but usually not. Only one strain causes genital warts, the more dangerous and more common strains have been the ones linked to cancer. It is impt. to get tested, and there are new tests available to detect HPV. In addition, condoms offer only partial protection as it's a skin to skin virus. You could have the virus life long. It's serious business--talk further with your gyn. Good Luck

Answer 5

Okay crap, I can't keep my mouth shut on this one. SORRY!

To whoever said that they have it and it's a form of herpes... PLEASE EDUCATE YOURSELF ON YOUR OWN ILLNESS !!!

It is NOT a form of herpes. It IS a form of warts. It's just like the warts that may show up on any part of the body, it's just different strains.
This has become the most common STD.

http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/default.htm

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.

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.

If she says that she is getting a DNC that she is probably trying to scare you into thinking that she was pregnant or some crap like that but I wouldn't worry about it. The DNC is of no concern to you. What might be a concern though is if she told your husband that she had HPV before they had unprotected sex. If she told him about it and he was aware then he made a conscious choice to bring it home to you and that my friend is not fair.

Answer 6

I have hpv, and it's a form of the herpes virus that can cause a woman to develop cervical cancer. There is no cure, but there is a vaccine for it now, but that does you no good if you already have it. 80% of the population has it and has no idea. I did get cervical cancer from this at the age of 29 , so I had surgery to remove the cells then got preg two more times because I knew my time was running out for having kids. It did come back when I was preg with the last one, and needless to say I no longer have a uterus or a cervix. I am 33 now.

The best thing you can do is make sure you go for your regular yearly paps, so that if the cells develop, they can catch it early enough to treat you. I missed one yearly pap and when I went in again they told me that I was at a severe stage 3 , stage 4 being full blown cancer. so it developed very fast for this type of cancer.

My ex boyfriend also cheated on me and this is what I got....thanks alot jackass.

ps. I thought this might ease your mind, I have never had a wart or anything like that, and my doctor says that in my case i never will.


ERIKA: I think YOU need to EDUCATE yourself on the herpes virus since WARTS are in fact a herpies virus. there are many different strains some will cause warts while others do not!! The human papilloma virus is indeed a herpies strain. you just made yourself sound like a complete idiot!!

Answer 7

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Answer 8

If you're certain the two had an affair, then you should tell the husband. He has a right to know what his wife is doing. If you don't tell, then you are in effect an accessory to the cheating. Don't tell the husband in person, just send the information you have and let him make his own conclusions. If you mail the info, send it to his work address or by registered mail to make sure he gets it, so the cheating wife doesn't have a chance to intercept it. Keep your future-ex's new address out of it - the cheater's husband can find that out if he really wants to.

Answer 9

Human Papilloma Virus - Genital warts, an STD. It's not a DNC but a D&C (Dilitation and Curettage. The D&C has little to do with the HPV, unless her genital warts are intrauterine.

Answer 10

Hpv is the virus that has been linked to cervical cancer.
There is a vacine for this now, talk to your obgyn.