HPV Vaccine gardacil?

Question

My dr. said I have HPV, but haven't had a colposcopy yet -

1. I haven't seen anything resembling warts, so is it possible I won't ever get them?
2. Can I still have sex and the guy be safe? Since I heard 95% of guys are carriars of HPV and it doesn't do anything to them(??)
3. I haven't had the vaccine, gardicil, if I get it After being diagnosed with HPV, what is the point of that?

Thanks!

Answer 1

**EDIT< sorry, I read colposcopy wrong.

2. There are different strains of HPV< so even if you have 1 strain, there are 3 more that Guardasil can protect you from, still reducing your chances of getting cervical cancer due to general warts, but it won't do anything regarding whatever strain you may already have.

3. You need to use protection anyway, ALWAYS, and ask your doctor about the risks in the future to male partners with or without protection. Even with a condom, he is still as risk.

4. It is possible that you can have an HPV virus and not see any symptoms.

Answer 2

Gardasil is designed to "guard" the women from HPV. If you have already been diagnosed with it, then there is no point in getting the vaccine because you already have it.

There many types of HPV and not all types are associated with warts. Actually most types of HPV are NOT associated with warts. The most common forms of HPV are the ones that cause cervical cancer, which is what a colposcopy tests for.

Yes, most people will encounter HPV by the time they are 35. I think the percentage is somewhere near or in the 90 percentile! HPV is not harmful unless you are the unlucky one that gets genital warts from the virus.

Being safe with sex with ensure that you don't get the ones that cause warts.

I was diagnosed with HPV about a year and a half ago. I had a colposcopy done. (It was "E" MORTAL HELL.) I recommend you take a xanax or half a xanax before you go so that you are relax. Only take something like that if you know how you will react to the medication. Otherwise, take a few Tylenol.

Best wishes!

Answer 3

1) Yes, it is completely possible you won't ever get warts. There are only a few strains of HPV that give you warts. If you don't have them by now you probably won't get visible warts.
2) You can still have sex but you should wear a condom. Or if you are with a guy that you trust and think you will be with for a long time (life partner) you could tell him that you were diagnosed with HPV, let him know of the risks to him, then see if what he wants to do as far as protection.
3) You should still get the vaccine because it protects against numerous strains of HPV, and you probably only have one, so you would want to be protected against the others.

Also, 70% of sexually active adults have HPV, so you are not alone. It is very normal and you are lucky to have a good doctor who detected it and can keep an eye on it.

Answer 4

1. Yes, it is possible you will never get warts. There are over 120 different kinds of HPV, about 30 or so are sexually transmitted. Different kinds or strains of HPV are responsible for different things. Some will have HPV that causes cervical changes, some women have HPV that causes warts, and some woman can have kinds of HPV that can cause warts and cervical changes. It just depends on what kind(s) or strain(s) of HPV you have.

2. Although nothing is totally 100% safe except abstinence, there are certain things you can do to HELP prevent spreading HPV to a guy you have sex with or any kind of sexual contact with. Condoms definitely HELP prevent the spread of HPV as well as other STDs, but condoms are NOT 100% effective. Certain STDs like HPV and genital herpes can be spread by DIRECT skin to skin contact. So, even if the guy is wearing a condom, just the rubbing back and forth of the genital areas during foreplay or sex is enough to spread the virus.

Also, 95% of guys don't have HPV, and it's untrue to say they are not affected by it. A large number of men DO have HPV, but it's not 95%. It's estimated about 75 - 80% of the world will have HPV at some point in their life, not everyone gets it. And, HPV can DIRECTLY affect men, just like it does women. Men can develop genital warts from HPV and they can also rarely develop certain kinds of cancer from HPV like penile and anal cancer.

3. If a woman already has HPV then getting Gardasil won't cure her of HPV, 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 or woman 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.

Check out the links below for more information:
http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV-vaccine.htm
http://www.gardasil.com/who-should-receive-gardasil.html

Good luck!

Answer 5

Gardicil is designed to prevent women from getting HPV so I dont believe it will help youl. Other then that I am not very knowledable about HPV so I would ask your doctor.

Answer 6

go through the rest of the shots, I'm sure what you read about it is a bunch of bologna. they wouldn't give you a shot if it was going to hurt you. trust me you want this. the only way to protect yourself from hpv is to never have sex. What I know now I wish it was available to me when I was younger.

Answer 7

if the infection goes away i would get the vaccine. it's just 3 shots you get the first one then wait like 3 months get the next then wait 6 or something like that and get the last. you can still have sex just use a condom obviously. the reason hpv isn't a big thing for men is because they can't get cervical cancer. idk about the warts thing.

Answer 8

HPV is a life sentence. always use condoms. there are different types of HPV and Guardisil can protect from the ones you don't have.

Answer 9

getting the vaccine wont treat HPV if u already have it.

Answer 10

you need a pro docter like the hospital ones dont ever go to the walk in clinics!

wish you the best of luck!