HPV question...?

Question

I just learned that a sympton of HPV could be genital warts and that means the low risk strand and that Stated may make it mandatory for girls to get the vaccine as early as the age of 9.

Someone please tell me what the HPV warts look like and where there located( pubic area,etc.) Some one on answers said you can get it from a handshake with someone who has it and may not have washed their hands. i'm concerned cause i think i have HPV but my gyno didn't say anything about it on my last visit.

wow thanks for the info everyone.. I'm definatly going to get tested

Answer 1

Tell your gynocologist you'd like to be tested. The symptoms are like that of a really bad yeast infection. But some people have little noticable symptoms. I strongly advise you to go get tested because HPV cause cervical cancer in women. I know my friend has it! PLEASE get tested!

Answer 2

Like the previous answer, you may not be able to tell if you have the genital warts or not, i found out I have HPV about 3 months ago and have no symptoms or outward showing of the STD. While HPV can be serious and lead to cervical cancer, if you follow up regularly with your OBGYN then the chances of this occurring are very slim now that there is the vaccine for HPV and they are aware of how to treat it. Even though i was found to already have HPV, my doctor still vaccinated me with the new Gardasil vaccine to protect me from the other form(s) of the STD. My OBGYN said that my body should actually be able to build up an Immunity to it and expel of the form I already have. HPV also can Stay Sedentary in your system for a year or so before showing up on a pap smear or showing outward signs of it. If i were you I would get the vaccination and talk to your doctor about doing another pap. Best of Luck and don't stress.

Answer 3

An abnormal PAP smear is what indicates HPV. Your doctor send the PAP smear to a lab and gets the results back in about 2 weeks. They can't tell it's abnormal just by looking, they have to look at it under a microscope at a lab.

If your results were abnormal your OB/gyn would have called you to come back to the office for another PAP smear or a cervical biopsy. If you have not received your PAP smear results, call your OB/gyn and ask them if your PAP smear was normal. They should notify you either way, with either normal or abnormal results. Call them today and ask them for your PAP smear results, tell them you want them over the phone now, please.

If you have genital warts, you have HPV. While some people with HPV don't have warts, the ones that do get warts absolutely have HPV.

Unless you are shaking hands with your vagina, chances are you're not going to get it from a handshake. The virus can be passed from person to person, but it takes SEXUAL contact for that to happen.

Girls as young as 9 can get the vaccine, which is a series of shots not just one. If you can avoid HPV and cervical cancer, why not have the shots? Makes sense to me. Most insurances do NOT cover the shots, so if anyone offers to give it to you for free or at a reasonable cost go for it.

The vaccine will not get rid of HPV, it's to avoid HPV infection.

Read more here:Genital HPV Infection - CDC Fact Sheet:
http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm

Answer 4

There are more than 50 different types of HPV. Some look like pimples and hurt when they're full of puss, others just stand there for a while, bout 3 weeks and go away. I have the HPV and I can tell you that you cannot contract the virus through a handshake or through a toliet seat...it has to be through sexual contact.The bumps can be only the outside of a woman's vagina (the lips) or on the interior wall of the vagina the bumps will be. For a man, it will affect the area above the penis, lower abdomen area. If your results come back abnormal, that means that you have the risk of haveing the virus. Here's more info about HPV....good luck to you!

Answer 5

You can get warts that grow on your HANDS from a handshake, but not the strands that cause genital warts or cervical cancer.

There are over 70 different strands of HPV and while most don't do anything, a couple cause warts on your hands, some cause them on your genitals and some cause them on your cervix. Most of the time the virus lays dormant, but due to changes in your immune system, they can come out.

And yeah, genital warts on a woman are little small bumps usually near orafices, but not always. You will usually FEEL it before you SEE it.

Answer 6

Visible HPV warts are small pinkish bumps that look like ingrown hairs in your public region. They can also form on the outer labia of your vagina. They are normally hard but not painful and usually go away by themselves within days or weeks. A gynecologist can remove them if they do not go away on their own.

You cannot contract genital HPV from a handshake.

Answer 7

Genital warts are hyperplastic, sometimes pedunculated lesions of the skin or mucous membranes of the genitals caused by human papillomaviruses (HPVs). Some HPV types cause flat endocervical or anal lesions that are precancerous. Diagnosis is clinical. Multiple treatments exist, but few are highly effective. Genital warts may resolve without treatment in immunocompetent patients but may persist and spread in patients with decreased cell-mediated immunity (eg, HIV infection).
Please see the web pages for more details and images on Genital warts.

Answer 8

Genital warts are not always visible to the naked eye. Some strains can only be seen with a vinegar stain that the doctor will use. They can also be hidden and appear only on your cervix. Advise your doctor of your concerns and schedule a pap.

Answer 9

From someone who has hpv I wish they would of had this before I turned 9. You have to think I have to get paps every three to six months I have had plus had to have 4 bio's and one leep and I could of bypass all of this for one shot then I would have. Because now for the rest of my life I have to make sure I am up on my paps and then one adnormal one and back doing the same dance...

Answer 10

you get it by sexual contact, if you doctor didn't say anything then you more than likely have an ingrown hair, these can come by wiping and pulling out the hair follicle, it will be like a raised bump or pimple, a wart is a wart, they are distinct in appearance, and have little seeds in them, get a mirror if needed and see if it looks like a pimple or if it looks crusty like with seeds(meaning bumpy) if you are still unsure, then schedule another appointment with your health care provider.