HPV and Genital Warts?

Question

I was diagnosed with low risk HPV, I havent gotten the results if I have genital warts. Is there any way that I can have HPV and not genital warts?

Answer 1

Absolutely!

There are over 100 different kinds of HPV and only a couple of those kinds actually cause genital warts. If you don't have a kind of HPV that causes genital warts, then you won't get them.

It's also possible that you do have a kind of HPV that causes genital warts but it might take you months and even years to develop them. I have had HPV for 6 years now. I thought I only had a kind that caused cervical cancer (which I developed at 17), but about 4 years after I was diagnosed with HPV I developed genital warts too. It took 4 years for them to show up!

So, unless you actually have a kind of HPV that causes genital warts, you won't get them.

Answer 2

Hi! HPV is a very common cause of genital warts, and a simple culture or blood test could verify this. In turn, the warts are a form of dysplasia, which means the infected cells are abnormal from the virus. On the other hand, persons can have HPV in their bloodstream and transmit this sexually without having any visible warts at the time. There is a medication called Valtrex which can help, this med is also used in genital herpes to control outbreaks. The HPV virus is getting more and more common, and they are developing vaccines for this. Hope I have helped, take good care!

Answer 3

HPV or Human Papiloma Virus is a sexually transmitted disease. There are over 100 different strands of the virus. Some of them do absolutely nothing. Some cause abnormal cells in your cervix and then there is the type that causes genital warts. Men usually have no symptoms, unless they have genital warts. Yes, you can have HPV and not get genital warts. You do have to get pap smears every 6 months to ensure that you don't go on to have abnormal cells in you cervix. If you do develop this, don't panic, they will send you for a colposcopy. They will look at your cervix with a device that looks like a microscope and if they see abnormal cells, they will take a biopsy(it should not hurt because the cervix does not have many nerve endings).The doctors will monitor you to make sure those cells don't become malignant later on in life. I know this is a lot of information. But it helps to know.

Answer 4

Genital Warts is one of the many strains of the virus. You may be diagnosed with HPV but never see the physical signs and possible if you get them they could be internal and may go away on its own. However if you are diagnosed with HPV that puts you at risk for cervicle cancer in which it is crucial to get paps done every year. Cervicle cancer can be fatal. But if you are diagnosed with HPV they do offer the HPV vaccine now to lessen the risk of cervicle cancer.

Answer 5

Yes, there is a way you can have HPV and not genital warts. Most people who have HPV do not even know they are infected because they have no symptoms. However, some people do develop genital warts. Go to this site and it will probably answer a lot of your questions. Good luck and don't worry.

http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm#symptoms

Answer 6

Yes, it's possible. I was diagnosed with it at 18, and at the time, developed a couple warts. They burned them off, and I have not had any ever since. It's been 8 years. The strain of HPV can change at any time, so it's important to get treatment if it's available.

Answer 7

Yes. The test for HPV simply is a test that states you have been exposed to the virus. They are actually checking the titer in your blood, which is your bodies defense mechanism of fighting off a virus, they are all specific to the virus they are intended for. If you ever had the chicken pox, you could tell by a blood test because you built immunities to the virus and then overcame it.

If you test positive for HPV, realize that you can be contagious to others during sexual activity, and will need to discuss this further with your doctor. Not all who test positive deal with the outbreaks, and hopefully you will be one of the lucky few!

God bless!