When you have high risk HPV does that mean....?

Question

1. Your life is clearly over?
2. You will get gential warts later on in your life?
3. You can never have sex again?
4. You should go ahead and get the vaccine even though its not going to help the hpv you already got?
and....
5. You have to tell your sex partner even though it won't harm him?

Answer 1

1. No, your life is not over. Actually hpv is so common that MOST sexually active people will get at least 1 strain of HPV. If you have slept with 3 or more people, consider yourself exposed already. It's a normal part of being sexually active.

2) You will only get warts if you have the strain that causes warts AND if you are prone to warts. Most people never get warts even if they have the low risk HPV (that's the type that causes warts. High risk HPV can cause cell changes in women)

3) You can and will definitely have sex again.

4) If the dr says it's safe to get the vaccine, why not? It can't hurt.

5) If you know you have HPV, you should tell your partner. It 's the right thing to do. I would start by talking about how common it is and trying to educate the person about it.

Just have to say here that HPV is harder on women than on men. In fact, it doesn't really bother men unless they are gay and that's because of the type of sex and the numbers of partners most gay men have.

The more you expose yourself to other STD's, the more it will affect your immunity to fight off HPV. HPV is pretty easy to fight off if you eat lots of green leafy veggies, take extra folic acid, don't smoke.

Answer 2

Ahh HPV - there are many different types of HPV - there are some that cause cervical cancer and there are some that cause warts - those that cause cancer will usually not cause warts to appear on your body and those that cause warts will not cause cervical cancer.

1. Your life is not over at all - HPV will stay in your system for about 2 to 5 years depending on your immune system and then it will just disappear...don't know where it goes but it doesn't show up anymore in your paps.

2. You can get genital warts later on in your life if you end up getting the kind that causes warts - a different strain of the virus - just because you have HPV does not mean you can't get the other ones - so wrap it up before you have sex.

3. Oh you most definitely can have sex again - no question about that.

4. The vaccine can help you avoid getting the other strains in the future - it is a good idea to get it. And wonderful that they created a vaccine for HPV.

5. You should discuss your sexual history with your sex partner. If you cannot have that discussion, you shouldn't be having sex. Tell him what HPV is all about - that it more than likely exited your system assuming your next paps are not abnormal - that there are two different kinds....you know... educate him and make the choice up to him...if he runs the other way, he's not worth sleeping with anyway.

Now - the high risk HPV means that you probably recieved an abnormal pap smear result. That means that you may have high sequal cell displasia? (sp?) As long as you get this monitored with a specialist - which your gyno should refer you to if he/she does not deal with these matters at hand - as long as you keep your appointments and regulate what is going on with your cervix and vagina, you should be ok. Some people have had to get a small part of their cervix removed - a small price to pay to avoid getting cancer. You can still have kids...don't worry. HPV is very common - about 1 in 3 sexually active people have it. Just keep up with your paps and appointments ok. Be healthy, you'll see, it will disappear in no time. Good luck!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

1. No, you're life is not over. MILLIONS of people have this virus. They don't curl into a ball and hide in a corner the rest of their lives! They have every right to be happy and have a great life even if they have HPV. HPV is NOT the end of the world. It's estimated about 75 - 80% of the WORLD will have it at some point in their life!

2. No, it's not a guarentee you will get warts later on. "High risk" HPV means that there is a chance (VERY small) that you can develop pre-cancerous cells or cancerous cells on the cervix. "Low risk" HPV is responsible for genital warts. So, if a person ONLY has "high risk" then they will NOT get genital warts. There are over 120 different kinds of HPV - most are harmless. But, some of those kinds are responsible for certain kinds of cancers and warts. The kinds of HPV that cause cancer though are different from the kinds that cause warts. A person has to have a kind of HPV that can cause warts in order for them to develop them.

3. Yes, you can still have sex. There is always going to be a chance that you can spread the virus to someone if you have sex with them. It is something that you and your partner need to sit down together and talk about. Condoms HELP prevent the virus (and any other STD), but they are not 100% effective. The only thing that is 100% effective is abstinence.

4. Yes, STILL get the vaccine. You might benefit from it even if you have HPV. 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.

5. Yes, it is a VERY good idea to tell every future sex partner. They have the right to know. You might not think it can cause them any harm, but you never know. Men can get HPV and can develop genital warts and RARELY penile and anal cancer from it. And women can develop cervical cancer and genital warts from HPV. Cervical cancer affected about 10,000 women in the US last year and it's estimated about 4,000 of those women will die from it. This is why it is SO important to tell every future sex parter you may have and for women to get their yearly pap smears done. Pap smears can detect any abnormalties on the cervix which can develop into cervical cancer.

I hope I answered your questions! Take care!

Answer 5

Not sure if you are asking a question..or is that a question from your worksheet haha lol, but anyways having the papilloma virus does not mean your life is over, there are so many types of the virus, some causes lesions, some cause cancers, etc, the most common in woman is cervical cancer, which is formed from the high-risk type 16 ones. Also could cause genital warts, the penis, the vagina, there are various treatments, laser is one of the most common ones, other one is cryotherapy, which uses cold fusion liquids to freeze and etch off the infected cells, or warts.