Can you still have intercourse if you are infected with HPV and not spread it if your using protection?

Answer 1

Sure. Just because a person has sex with someone who has a STD doesn't mean you will necessarily contract it - condom or no condom.

You are definitely taking a chance and a risk of contracting it though, but it's not a guarantee you will contract it.

I was personally with my ex for almost 4 years and he never contracted genital herpes from me (I know HPV and genital herpes are different, I'm just using it as an example).

Answer 2

I'm sorry for all the confusion. The recent information is that up to 95% of sexually active people have been infected with HPV. Studies vary .There are approximately 100 strains of the virus which may not all cause sexual warts. There are strains associated with cervical cancer so women in their early twenties and younger are encouraged to get the Gardisil vaccine that protects against the strains responsible for this. It is assumed that these young women may not have all ready been exposed to any of the strains of the virus.You can prevent spreading the virus with the use of a condom. Even though skin to skin contact can spread the virus, using a condom will cut down dramatically the chance for genital warts. Truthfully, your partner probably has been exposed to some of the strains anyway, but I understand your concern.http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdhpv.htm This is a good source of information. Don't isolate yourself. Those that think they haven't already been exposed, just haven't been checked.Many strains are harmless and do clear up on their own. Keep your regular pap appointments and being HPV positive doesn't tell you if you are at risk for cervical cancer. Your health care professional needs to run an HPV DNA test to differentiate what strain of HPV you have. Use protection and good hand washing. All this information is rather new even among the medical professions. Have a great weekend and use protection. That is the opinion of 3 physicians that deal with this isue every day.

Answer 3

HPV can be transmitted with the use of a condom.

Condoms may provide more protection to the cervix and condoms may help in the regression of an HPV infection for the male and the female.

Through an evaluation of research published in 46 peer-reviewed publications, the CDC determined “that there was no epidemiologic evidence that condom use reduced the risk of HPV infection.”

The CDC reported: “The available scientific evidence is not sufficient to recommend condoms as a primary prevention strategy for the prevention of genital HPV infections.”

http://www.cwfa.org/articledisplay.asp?id=5922&department=CWA&categoryid=misc

Women whose partners use condoms every time they have sex are less likely to become infected with HPV,
American Cancer Society

Some studies show that, for those who already have a clinically apparent genital HPV infection, using condoms promotes the regression of HPV lesions in both women and men and have been associated with lower rates of cervical cancer in women

http://www.ashastd.org/condom/condom_introduction.cfm

Links on regression of the HPV infection:
http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/content/full/54/2/69

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/jun/06062701.html

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/537090?rss

Answer 4

Unfortunately, there is no simple or easy answer. Condoms may help but are not recommended as prevention of HPV infection by the CDC. To make things more complicated, there are a bevy of HPV types, some harmless, some problematic, and some dangerous. And while the HPV types that cause visible genital warts do NOT, in general, cause cancer, people are frequently infected by multiple types at once. And to make this more complicated, the tests we have are not accurate enough to tell you you have a harmless type but not a harmful type.

All this means that if you have genital warts or have risky sexual behavior, you need to do more to protect yourself and your partner than if you have neither.

Answer 5

It is still possible to get the contagion HPV even through you are wearing condom. HPV is a skin to skin contact sexual transmitted disease. It would be spread through the sexual intercourse.

Using condom is not the 100% effeiency keep you from HPV since it is impossible to cover all the infected lesion. Once the skin to skin contact with the infect area, especially at genital area during the sexual intercouse, you might be highly infected.

Answer 6

First off don't listen to this people saying it is skin to skin contact. If they knew what they were talking bout they'd know that's only if you have warts from HPV. If you don't have any infection caused by your HPV then you are fine. Use the condom and if you want to be on the safe side go to the doctor first to make sure no problems occurred. Any more question email me at [e-mail].

Answer 7

there is no way to tell if your going to spread it or not make sure you let your partner know that you are infected and let them decide if they want to take that chance. hpv can be transmitted with or without a condom.

Answer 8

No you can't because hpv is contagious from skin to skin contact, a condom doesn't cover everything so it is still very possible to spread it.

Answer 9

FeFe is right, it's virtually impossible to prevent contagion. Having said that, many people have come in contact with it, and haven't "broken out". It's a tricky one!

Answer 10

condoms protect you from atching and transferring diseases. but if your still worried go see your doctor and ask him for some advice