More info on HPV?

Question

I would like to to things like like if i have sex with that automatically make me more likely to get it.If i stop having sex now will i get it.Hoe is it received besides sexually.If i've had sex already is it too late to get the shot?things like that plz help(also i doubt my b/f has it because he has only had on partner besides me and only did it once and i just recently started having sex)

Answer 1

HPV is VERY VERY VERY common. It's so common in fact that dogs get it. Every person on this planet will get HPV at one time or another...it just all depends on what kind of strand it is...most people get it but their body treats it like a virus (like it would a cold) and get rid of it. There are hundreds of strains of HPV but only a very slight few (few meaning maybe 3) cause cancer and only 2 of them cause gentile warts (which I'm waiting to get my tests back from my colposcopy last week...and I'm hoping I don't have this one). It is also VERY VERY rare that a man will develop cancer from HPV.

All strains of HPV are not sexually transmitted; HPV actually isn't a sexually transmitted anything; it does not pass to each other through the fluids of sex, it is on skin-to-skin contact. So let's say you don't have intercourse but you do other things...you don't have to have intercourse for you to get HPV. People get this confused...people also confuse the fact that HPV is not an STD, it is an STI (sexually transmitted infection), it is not a disease...I should know. About 3 weeks ago I tested positive for HPV and I have done more research on this everyday. Funny enough...the only website I have found to give me any kind of comfort was http://dictionary.com ...this is not weird. I just put in HPV and it came up with everything I wanted to know.

It is also not too late to take the shot but the shot does NOT stop you from getting HPV. The shot is to block the most dangerous strains....so it is good to take, to just make sure, but it does not stop you from getting HPV.

Since you have just started having sex, I think you'd be fine. But since you are now sexually active, you need to start going to a gyno (i.e. you want to be on birth control).

Answer 2

Most women I know have had at least one abnormal pap smear in their lifetime, so it is a very common problem. Very often, it turns out harmless, and even if there really are some abnormal cells, they are usually removed with a few very simple procedures. I know how shocking it is to get the news, I went through it myself. And even in my case, where it turned out to be stage 3 dysplasia one step away from cancer, everything was resolved without any problems. (I've had normal paps for the past 12 years and was able to have a child). After a pap comes back normal, the usual procedure is to do a colposcopy, where vinegar is applied to cervix, which is then examined under a magnifying glass to identify any abnormal cells. If any are found, the doctor will take a small biopsy. This is not very painful, but feels more like a little pinch. Should the biopsies come back as high risk, the doctor may decide to either use ice to freeze the local area, or used an electric loop to take more tissue out. This is usually done under local anesthesia and doesn't take more than 10 minutes. In most cases, this is enough, because regular pap tests will catch things early enough. The last procedure is usually a cone biopsy, which is done under full anesthesia in out patient, in which a larger, cone-shaped piece of the cervix is removed. This is the treatment I had done, and the recovery was very quick, it wasn't more painful than a crampy period, and it had no aftereffects (other than normal pap smears for 12 years now!) whatsoever. I was even able to conceive only 10 months after the procedure. For now, just try to stay calm, because worrying or stressing over it is not going to be helpful, and know that most women will go through at least one episode of abnormal paps, and in most cases, it is very benign and not problematic. About HPV, there are many different variants of the virus, and not all of them lead to cervical cancer. Also, most women will actually test positive for HPV at some point in their lives. When I had the surgery done, I tested positive for HPV, but during the last few pap tests I did, there was no more evidence of HPV being present. I wouldn't worry about your twins too much, just make sure you educate them on STDs including HPV and how to protect themselves against it. Also, most teenage girls are now being vaccinated against some of the more aggressive strains of the HPV virus.

Answer 3

Having had HPV in the past, no, you are not too late to get the shot, I would recommend getting it because there are over 80 strains of HPV (I believe they said before that 20 of them cause cervical cancer). You wouldn't know if your boyfriend has it unless he used protection w/ his last partner, and if he didn't she could have given it to him from another boy that she messed with and so forth, men carry it w/ absolutely No symptoms. You cannot get it any way other than sexually (it's not like crabs), and yes, the more partners you have, or if your boyfriend is a player or he's dated one, then you are at a higher risk for getting it. If your boyfriend isn't carrying it, then you are perfectly safe from it and can keep on being active (although, depending on your age, you may want to stop anyway).

Answer 4

A woman can STILL get the vaccine whether she has had sex or not.

The only benefit of being a virgin is chances of her already being exposed to HPV are slim to none, compared to someone who has already had sex.

Many doctors (including mine) suggest ALL women get the new vaccine, whether they have HPV or not or have had sex or not.

If a woman already has HPV it won't cure her of it, but it can possibly prevent her from contracting a kind of HPV she doesn't already have. The vaccine protects against 4 different kinds of HPV (two known to cause about 70% of cervical cancer and two known to cause about 90% of genital warts). Say, for example, a young girl only has one kind of HPV that the vaccine prevents. Theoretically, if she gets the vaccine, she'll be protected from contracting the other 3 kinds of HPV that the vaccine protects against.

You should visit your family doctor or an OBGYN and ask them about getting the vaccine. You could also check out the sites below for more information:
http://www.gardasil.com/
http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV-vaccine.htm

Answer 5

You can still get the shot as it protects against 12 different strains. You really need to go see your doc though and talk to the doc about this. Also since you are sexually active you need a pap smear and pelvic exam every year now so why not schedule that at the same time if you haven't had one yet this year.

Answer 6

okay i just went to the gyno and he told me ALL about hpv. first of all its sexually transmitted. you can get the shot even if youve had sex before, the shot helps prevent it and if you have it then the shot can kind of help the symptoms..ummm..so yeah basically you should get the shot. you get the first shot, then you go back 3 months later, and then you go back for another shot 3 months after that.

Answer 7

read tiffys answer. very knowledgable.