I was recently Diagnosed with HPV. My boyfriend and I of 6years broke up in august and I was with someone in october the condom broke and all I was affraid of was pregnancy. Then I recently found out I have HPV. My ex and I are trying to work out the bad before we get back together but that hasnt stopped us from making love. Once I found out , the doctor did a Colpl and she said the results are still positive just not as High but I still shouldnt have unprotected Sex. Does that mean ever? Or until my Gardasil Treatment is over in September? Could someone give me more information? In non medical or preaching terms?!
2007-03-22 06:53:28 · 5 answers · asked by Nesta Gurl 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
I hate to say it ... but Gardasil is not going to be effective since you have HPV.
The thing that I hate about this is that until recently Doctors were not straight with the patients ... women would come in and the Dr. would say ... you have an abnormal pap test ... we need to do ... whatever the treatment he suggested ... No one told these women that HPV is an STD ... the same one that causes genital warts. Sometimes the condyloma (wart) is flat and not raised so ... it is not as easily detected. It can and does lead to cervical cancer if left untreated. The crazy thing is ... most men are asymptomatic ... they don't ever know they have it ... some are just "shedders" they have the virus and shed it ... but never have an infection ...
To answer your question, yes, since you have been definitively been diagnosed with HPV you will always need to use a condom.
2007-03-22 08:41:15 · answer #1 · answered by Pamela Y. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should do some research because a lot of people give out information that is not true because they don't know. The unfortunate side of this is that it can cause a person to think they will get cervical cancer because they have HPV. There is a high risk associated with certain strands of the disease. There are like 200 different types / strands of HPV. Some cause genital warts, some do not. Some can cause cancer, others don't. If you read up about Gardasil, they tell you the strands/types of HPV that this vaccine can prevent. It also tells you that these are the types associated with high risk of cervical cancer. The thing is that the percent of people that have cervical cancer is highly associated with those that also have HPV. Also, some people's immune system can actually get rid of the virus. Remember, I said some. I think this highly depends on the type and where (outer vaginal area or cervix, etc.). Please do research on your own. Don't just take what someone else says. It is important that you use a condom when having sex because you could be infected with other strand/types of HPV along with other STDs. Here's a really good website that you can check out. http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV.htm
Always remember to pray :)
2007-03-22 11:15:53 · answer #2 · answered by Bhamafxx 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are alot of people that have hpv and don't even know it. It can lie dormant in your body for a long time and then can be brought on by stress or different things. As far as the hpv, you've got it and can't do anything to get rid of it. You can also spread it as it is an STD. If you find someone that you want to be with, tell them the risks of having sex without a condom because it can be spread. You can give it to him and it can cause him to get warts, but then it might not affect him at all. But as for you, if you smoke, stop because what pv can do is cause cervical cancer and when you smoke it increases your risk of the strains of hpv mutating the abnormal cell to cancerous cells. Just be careful and take care of yourself.
2007-03-22 11:48:14 · answer #3 · answered by trishlette 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really shouldn't have unprotected sex for a few years. Typically, HPV will "burn itself out" after 2-3 years...and you won't be nearly as contagious after that.
2007-03-22 11:30:38 · answer #4 · answered by J H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry to hear about your diagnosis. But frankly, sex without protection is suicide. Why are you making the problem worse? I wouldn't be thinking about sex if I had HPV.
I would suggest that you read as much as you can about this disease.
go to www.cdc.gov.
I know you dont want to hear the preaching but how is it going to get in your head?!?!?!
2007-03-25 11:41:15 · answer #5 · answered by Honeyluv 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋