HPV? My doc says I'm fine, and don't need to tell my partners?

Question

I was diagnosed with HPV back in October of last year. I had one wart and it cleared when I went for my follow up just this month, I told her that I've been doing research and that most facts are that I'll always have the virus. She said that HPV is so common that 3/4 peeps have it and don't eve know it. She told me just to use condoms and to be careful. No need to stress over it. She also told me to get the vaccine and my next appt is in April.

I've been sick and I heard that when you get sick and you're immune system is low you have an outbreak. True /not true?
I haven't had one since Last year...I know I'll always carry the virus, but not tell my partners...? I'm so confused on this virus. I know my immune system fights off the virus but, does it really? I expected to have an outbreak now that I'm sick and I haven't...thank god!

Advice?

Answer 1

Even though 90% of the population is exposed to HPV by the time they're 25, there are more than 100 types of HPV to be exposed to. Therefore, other people may have HPV, but it is a strain of HPV that does not have any harmful affects. Only a select few types cause warts or cancer. This means that they can catch a wart-causing strain or a cancer-causing strain. So you need to tell any future partners about your HPV. I have it too and I always tell them. They are always understanding so don't even worry about that. If they aren't then they are jerks who aren't worth your time since all they care about is your vagina. Anyway, there are plenty of "fun" things to do with partners (oral won't transmit it unless the other person has an immune deficiancy like AIDS or cancer) until you are over the virus ;-)

Also, PLEASE remember that condoms are not very affective in preventing HPV transmission. A lot of people have caught it while using condoms. They are 70% affective against it. It is spread through skin-to-skin contact, and there is a lot of area that is not covered by the condom, so there is a lot of skin to spread it through. But your doctor is right, don't stress over it. My doctor has said that 6 months without any reoccuring symptoms is good. So if you don't have any reoccuring symptoms for at least 6 months and you have a partner who knows about your HPV and is comfortable having sex, then go for it. But just be careful, becasue you don't want to pass it on to someone else by accident, especially if you care about them. Once you are "clear" of the virus (your body has destroyed it and it's dormant, ussually after a year or 2), then you do not need to tell your partners becasue there should not be any chance of transmission anymore.

However, even though you may always have HPV, it will eventually be destroyed by your own immune system and stay dormant in your body, and will not affect you or anyone else ever again! Yay! It usually takes anywhere from 6 months to 2 years for your body to destroy the virus. Just take good care of yourself and don't smoke or drink excessively.

And it is very important for you to get the vaccine! Even if you already have one strain of the virus, the vaccine protects you from several others. You could contract another strain of the wart causing virus, and that would just make fighting it off even harder. Most importantly, it protects against cancer-causing strains. If you have warts, then you have a low-risk strain, and it is not the type that causes cancer. Just warts. The vaccine will keep it that way; it will keep you from getting anymore harmful HPV viruses, especially the cancer-causing ones.

I'm not sure about the getting sick and having an outbreak. I guess it just depends on how good your immune system is. By last year do you mean october 2006 or do you mean october 2005? Because if you mean 2005, then you are probably clear!

I hope this helped!

Answer 2

My understanding is that HPV does stay in your system, but that if your warts are gone you can't transfer it. You should tell your partner(s) so they know to use condoms and to check with a doctor to see if they need to be treated. You could get the vaccine since it protects against several different kinds of HPV, and you may have had a different HPV than the ones it protects against. You will need to continue to get pap smears every year because having HPV makes it more likely that you will get cervical cancer, but most women don't get it.
It's not like herpes where you have outbreaks when you're under stress.
Use condoms, because there are a lot of other diseases out there. However, HPV is so common, I wouldn't stress about it.

Answer 3

.Well telling your partner will help because you can provide more information about having safe sex.

HPV is transmitted by having high risk sexual behavior like having multiple partners. He can use a condom if he has outbreaks like a wart he can treat it with creams. You should definitely talk to him about it being open about the results of your pap.

HPV is avirus that causes warts in the cervix and it is the main cause of cervical cancer. The outbreak of warts are always going to be recurrent even if it clear up they can come back on your hands face vaginal area and inside the cervix. Genital warts look small soft fleshy like. If the warts are bigger you might need to freeze them with cryosurgery.

You should have a colposcopy done if you notice that you have recurrent warts .
Theres is a self applied gels called condylox and aldara are both effective and they help by destroying the cells that cause the warts this cream is only applied to warts outside the vaginal area such as the lips etc....
If you have been sick and your immune system is low then you are more likely to get more warts. This also happens during pregnancy but it does not affect the child. I hope this helps.

Answer 4

A few things:

First off, ignore the first response. He's an idiot. Your doctor was right--HPV affects so many people without them even knowing about it!

Second, if you're straight, men can be carriers, but this is one (of the many) sexually transmitted viruses that men never have any symptoms of, which is why it can spread so easily.

Second, I'm not sure why your doc would recommend that you get the vaccine. It's usually reserved for young women who have not become sexually active yet. May be something to bring up at your next appointment.

I really wouldn't stress out about this. A friend of mine had some pre-cancerous cells on her cervix. She had them frozen off (I'm sure there's a more technical term for it!) and she doesn't have to worry about it anymore.

If you keep up with your paps, you shouldn't have a problem.

Good luck!

Answer 5

You should continue to practice safe sex and tell your partners. If you give it to your partner, then you break up, they will pass it on to more women. It also can cause penile cancer for whomever you pass it on to.
I don't know why she wants you to get vaccinated if you already have it, from this link http://www.fda.gov/cber/products/hpvmer060806qa.htm
Furthermore, women aren't protected if they have already been infected with the HPV types(s) that are covered by the vaccine prior to vaccination.

Also consider the side affects from this vaccine http://www.909shot.com/PressReleases/pr62706gardasil.htm
Animal and human studies have shown that aluminum can cause nerve cell death [3] and that vaccine aluminum adjuvants can allow aluminum to enter the brain, [4 5] as well as cause inflammation at the injection site leading to chronic joint and muscle pain and fatigue. [6 7] Nearly 90 percent of Gardasil recipients and 85 percent of aluminum placebo recipients followed-up for safety reported one or more adverse events within 15 days of vaccination, particularly at the injection site.[8] Pain and swelling at injection site occurred in approximately 83 percent of Gardasil and 73 percent of aluminum placebo recipients. About 60 percent of those who got Gardasil or the aluminum placebo had systemic adverse events including headache, fever, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, myalgia. [9 10] Gardasil recipients had more serious adverse events such as headache, gastroenteritis, appendicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, asthma, bronchospasm and arthritis.

"Merck and the FDA do not reveal in public documents exactly how many 9 to 15 year old girls were in the clinical trials, how many of them received hepatitis B vaccine and Gardasil simultaneously, and how many of them had serious adverse events after being injected with Gardasil or the aluminum placebo. For example, if there were less than 1,000 little girls actually injected with three doses of Gardasil, it is important to know how many had serious adverse events and how long they were followed for chronic health problems, such as juvenile arthritis."

For an outbreak, this is what I got http://www.moonbowmedia.com/health/hpv2.htm
If your body has been weakened by disease, illness or medical treatments like chemotherapy, you have a higher risk of developing more serious complications from an HPV infection.

Answer 6

"Partners??" That's why you got it to begin with!

"Use condoms?" Typical scientific response from a liberal doctor, who doesn't appear to be any brighter than you.

Oh, and then of course they have the "vaccine" that enables people to go on being irresponsible. Now, I suppose that everyone's in favor of killing the infant, should a pregnancy occur.

Answer 7

mmm its very sad stuff these things. even worse if u get scarring from having them burnt off. unfortunately once you got the virus you always have it and u might get rid of the warts and they might reappear years later. or they might not.