Can i have HPV if my boyfriend and I are virgins?

Question

I have been with my boyfriend for a year now, but we haven't had actual sexual intercourse yet. We have done sexual activities, but not sex. My boyfriend and are still virgins, but my mother insists on me recieving the Gardsil injection. I wanted to know if its still possible for me to have the HPV infection. Thanks!

I have been with my boyfriend for a year now, but we haven't had actual sexual intercourse yet. We have done sexual activities, but not sex. My boyfriend and I are still virgins. Can it be possible that my boyfriend, although a virgin, can still have and contract the HPV virus? Also, my mother insists on me recieving the Gardsil injection. I don't know if I should recieve the shot, but I wanted to know if its still possible for me to have the HPV infection. Thanks!

Answer 1

yep

Answer 2

Hi, I'm a Cytotechnologist, the laboratory person who screens Pap tests for HPV.

HPV is a virus that infects the skin cells (squamous cells). It is possible for any part of your body to be infected with the HPV virus. Because of the way our outer skin is, (it has multiple layers) it usually sheds the infected cells before they get to the basal (bottom) layers where they do damage and cause the cells to grow out of control (cancer).

The problem is, the cells that line our mouths, gut, anus and vagina, are thin, (glandular cells) and don't shed as often, and are easier for the virus to get to the basal layer and cause damage and cancer.

You can transmit HPV through ANY sexual practice, not just intercourse.

If you are already infected, getting the vaccine is not a good idea. The vaccine is also new, and we are hearing about some serious side effects. Also, they don't know how long the vaccine is effective. It may wear off after a year or so. It often takes HPV 5 years to turn into cancer.

The vaccine only protects against 4 of the 100 cancer-causing strains of HPV, so you still need to practice safe sex and have regular Pap tests.

You and your mother should talk with your doctor about the vaccine. Also, check out the websites and be informed before becoming vaccinated.

And last but not least, ALWAYS practice safe sex. When doctors talk about safe sex, they mean ANY sexual contact, oral, touching, etc. Please pass this on, and read the following websites.

Answer 3

If you have the HPV infection then there is no sense in getting the injection. The injection increases your chances of NOT getting the infection which can cause cervical cancer (depending on the strain). Further more, HPV can cause some really ugly but painless warts (gential warts). Removing these with cryotherapy would not be fun I would imagine. Getting this before loosing your virginity is the time to get the injection. HPV is a virus and if he has the virus and touched his penis or where ever he would have the virus and touched your gential area the you could have the virus. A pap smear would indiciate if you have HPV. Sounds like you mom is just watching out for you. Cervical cancer can be deadly

Answer 4

Contrary to what some others have said, you should get the vaccine even if you have been infected with HPV. Gardasil protects against 4 strains of HPV. There is no way to know what strain you have even if you know you have the virus, and it is highly unlikely that you have all four that the virus protects against, so GET IT ANYWAYS!

Listen to your mother. There's no reason not to get the vaccine. There have been unexplained cases HPV, alluding to the possiblity of it being spread in non-sexual events.

Like others have said, HPV is spread from Skin to skin contact, not just intercourse. Who knows what kind of skin contact your boyfriend has had, even if he hasn't had intercourse yet. Get the vaccine, you might just be thanking your mom later.

Answer 5

It depends in what sexual activities you mean. If there has been any contact it is possible. The idea is to protect you against future infection. When you have unprotected sex with someone, you also have the risk of contracting something that any one of his partners could have had. Condoms break, things happen. The vaccine is the best way to protect against cervical cancer caused by HPV, It does not work if you already have the disease.

Answer 6

Yes it is possible. Here are some facts:

Condoms do not prevent eventual transmission of HPV between partners.

The virus infects the skin, vagina, urethra, cervix, anal and peri-anal area, and the oral cavity, throat and voice box. Over 60 sub-types of HPV have been identified. 20 of them affect the genital tissues.

HPV virus can lay dormant for 10 years or more before it shows up on a pap smear or with lesions on the vulva, in the vagina, or on the penis in men. Some women get HPV without sexual contact

The virus is a skin virus. People will pick it up without sexual contact, it may take some time to spread to the genital area, and only after it spreads to the genital area will it show up with obvious warts or precancerous pap smear results.

Answer 7

There are many types of HPV and only a few of them cause cancer.You can have a blood test to find out if you've been exposed.To give you an honest answer.Yes it is possible to catch HPV without ever having sex.I was talking to my brother last week "he's a doctor" and he was telling me about a six year old girl who has herpes.She may have caught it from a kiss.

Answer 8

unfortunatly yes...doctors dont know much about HPV or how it spreads, its catagorized as an STD, but its not just sex that spreads it. Im sorry i cant be more clear about it, i wish i could, but there is no definite answer out there. If you have a doubt, get tested...the only way to know is to get tested, and once you become sexually active, get tested once a year or so, its always better to know.

Answer 9

Get the shot. It's only effective if you have NOT contracted HPV yet. It's an amazing breakthrough in my opinion. The time to get it is before you are sexually active.

Answer 10

The Gardsil injection hasn't been fully tested and the after effects have not been studied. You have done sexual activities but you are virgins? You get it from STD.

Answer 11

Anything is possible now of days. Its always good idea to be prepared in advance, so get the shot if the doctor says you are clear of infection.