The HPV virus is an STD... so you can only get it by having sex with someone who has it...right?

Question

Or can you get it another way and give it to someone by having sex with them? I guess what I'm trying to find out is: should you get the vaccination if you know you will only have sex with someone who doesn't have it?

Answer 1

HPV is a virus it can hide in your system for years before it is found. You and your partner usually have no idea that you have HPV. I do not know how long I had it, but I have had it for 13 years. By the way the Vaccine only helps prevent 5 types of HPV, there are over 100 strains. If you chose to have sex use a condom! Good luck

Answer 2

Great Question.
But if you ask your health care professional they will tell you that there are over 100 strains of this virus at least 20 of which are STDs. Only two of those cause genital warts and those two are not identifed related to cervical cancer. there are few and uncommon test for the virus and I have never met anyone that has taken the tests. some figures show that 80% of the population have one of the 120 strains of the virus. SO, in all likelyhood if you have ever had sex then you probably have this virus. Maybe not, but I certainly would not count on having any ability to identify a man with the virus. Nor will he know if he has the virus.

Now whether or not to get the vaccine at all is another question altogether.

Answer 3

how do you know they dont have it, there is no test for men. If you are at the age to be considering the vaccine then you are very young and may in fact have more than one partner in your life. I would recommend getting it as the complications from hpv are a pain in the a$$ in the least and cancer at the worst. not much to be lost by getting the vaccine

Answer 4

Getting the vaccine DOESNT mean you wont get HPV. There are about 30 different forms of the virus and the vaccine only protects against 4 of them ( the ones most likely to cause cervical cancer and genital warts ) But yes....it is sexually transmitted and that is the only way to get it.

Answer 5

First off, how do you know someone doesn't have it? You can have HPV and not have any warts on the outside (for men on the penis and for women on the labia).

The vaccination is new but it does say that it doesn't prevent all strains of HPV. I say, why get it if I might still get HPV?

The two best defenses against HPV are abstinence and condoms.

Answer 6

I plan on getting the vaccine. You never know who has what. Even if they're tested, it could be dormant or they could cheat. I was with my ex for 5 years before he cheated on me. I had myself tested. I don't want to take the chance of getting a virus that causes cancer. Better safe than sorry.

Answer 7

use protection and both of u get tested for peace of mind. I never got the vaccination, but if u feel comkfortablw ith it it isnt a bad `idea

Answer 8

you get it from sexual contact, i'm not sure if u can get it other ways.
but how will u be guaranteed that they dont have it? in most men it will never show up, they'll never know because they dont have a cervix and only a couple of strains cause warts, theres hundreds of strains with no signs.
even if he doesnt have it yet. he may cheat on u. or u may sleep with someone else later on.
you're better off just getting it trust me it will be worth it

Answer 9

That is your personal choice to decide. If your partner is checked for all STD's also , and is negative you would most likely be fine without the vaccination.

Answer 10

You don't know if they will be faithful or not, so they may not have it now, but they might at some point in the future and then you could get it.

I know you don't want to believe that, but it happens all too often.