We used to date and all. We never hooked up or anything, but he recently told me last weekend that there is a cure now. Is this true? I know for woman, they had commercials all over tv, saying that even if you get the shots for HPV it can still come back at any time or you aren't guarenteed that you will not get it. Any updates on this "Cure"?
2007-05-15 18:46:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
I don't think there's a cure, but I think they have something that'll prolong your life.
2007-05-15 18:49:55 · answer #1 · answered by SlamDUNK 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no cure for HPV, but there is a vaccine for girls, young ladies that prevent the HPV from becoming cervical cancer later in life. You should talk to your doctor about it, though it is usually recommended for girls that have not yet become sexually active (since they would not be infected w/ HPV yet) but it can't hurt to check into getting the vaccine even if you are sexually active. HPV is a herpes virus, so it is has is a virus that comes and goes but doesn't really ever go away. It is an STD that is so common now these days that it really is a good idea to look into the vaccine, to prevent the cervical cancer (not the HPV)
Good luck, hope this helps
2007-05-16 01:53:36 · answer #2 · answered by cicelia 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There isn't exactly a cure for HPV. There is a new vaccine that can prevent four common kinds of the virus. My mother is a nurse and she said it would be best for a girl to have it done before having sex for the first time.
2007-05-16 01:54:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genital HPV infection is a sexually transmitted disease
(STD) that is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Human papillomavirus is the name of a group of viruses that includes more than 100 different strains or types. More than 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted, and they can infect the genital area of men and women including the skin of the penis, vulva (area outside the vagina), or anus, and the linings of the vagina, cervix, or rectum. Most people who become infected with HPV will not have any symptoms and will clear the infection on their own.
Some of these viruses are called "high-risk" types, and may cause abnormal Pap tests. They may also lead to cancer of the cervix, vulva, vagina, anus, or penis. Others are called "low-risk" types, and they may cause mild Pap test abnormalities or genital warts. Genital warts are single or multiple growths or bumps that appear in the genital area, and sometimes are cauliflower shaped.
There is no "cure" for HPV infection, although in most women the infection goes away on its own. The treatments provided are directed to the changes in the skin or mucous membrane caused by HPV infection, such as warts and pre-cancerous changes in the cervix.
On June 8, 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer and other diseases in females caused by certain types of genital human papillomavirus (HPV). The quadrivalent vaccine, Gardasil®, protects against four HPV types (6,11,16, 18), which are responsible for 70% of cervical cancers and 90% of genital warts. On June 29, 2006, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP* ) voted to recommend use of this vaccine in females, ages 9-26 years.
This prophylactic vaccine, made from non-infectious HPV-like particles (VLP), offers a promising new approach to the prevention of HPV and associated conditions. However, this vaccine will not replace other prevention strategies since it will not work for all genital HPV types.
The vaccine lasts 5 years.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/default.htm
2007-05-16 02:10:38 · answer #4 · answered by crowfeathers 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no known cure for HPV. This disease , to my knowledge can only be suppressed by taking certain medication. Outbreaks from time to time occurs in almost everyone affected is not unusual with HPV.
2007-05-17 22:40:07 · answer #5 · answered by greg e 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a cure. It is a prevention. You must get the shots before contracting the disease. They only give them to younger women. It is called Gardasil (spelling?) and is given in several injections with a precise spacing between them.
My 16 year old daughter just started the injections.
2007-05-20 01:38:46 · answer #6 · answered by dizzkat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not cure for HPV. However, occasionally it will go away on its own. The symptoms can last forever.
2007-05-16 01:51:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No cure & this is no joke. It can lead to cervical cancer. There is a vaccine now but it must be given before a girl becomes sexually active.
2007-05-16 01:55:30 · answer #8 · answered by pennyluhu03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there is no cure for HPV yet.
2007-05-16 01:54:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cure NO, immunization YES.
2007-05-16 01:51:20 · answer #10 · answered by tattooed_babe24 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
From what my Dr. has told me there is no"cure" there is, like you said prevention, but no sure cure.
2007-05-16 01:50:58 · answer #11 · answered by Mrs. P 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋