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Asymptomatic Oral HPV
I was just wondering how common oral HPV really is? The doctors on here seem to think that it is extremely rare to get oral warts but that it is somewhat more likely to contract the virus orally and not get symptoms. I have read studies which suggest that around 10 to 30 per cent of people have HPV in their mouths.
My question is, what are the chances of contracting HPV from giving oral and then, without knowing you have it, passing it on to others through either kissing or performing oral sex?
Doctor Jose said in one topic that he thinks the risk or transmitting HPV orally is around 5% both ways. So it would be quite easy to get it in your mouth from oral and then pass it on to someone else's genitals without ever knowing you had it?
Then again, other experts, including Doctor Hansfield on this site, tend to suggest that oral transmission of any kind is extremely low risk and that I shouldn't worry about it.
I just feel there are different messages being given here. Anyone have any opinions on this?
My question is, what are the chances of contracting HPV from giving oral and then, without knowing you have it, passing it on to others through either kissing or performing oral sex?
Doctor Jose said in one topic that he thinks the risk or transmitting HPV orally is around 5% both ways. So it would be quite easy to get it in your mouth from oral and then pass it on to someone else's genitals without ever knowing you had it?
Then again, other experts, including Doctor Hansfield on this site, tend to suggest that oral transmission of any kind is extremely low risk and that I shouldn't worry about it.
I just feel there are different messages being given here. Anyone have any opinions on this?
You could post in the doc forum, it costs $20. Also there is the STD forum.
Anytime you have multiple partners you have higher risks for STD's. In regards to passing oral HPV I doubt this would mean much as it just isn't as common as genital symptoms.
Anytime you have multiple partners you have higher risks for STD's. In regards to passing oral HPV I doubt this would mean much as it just isn't as common as genital symptoms.
Anyone able to shed any light on this?
If there's a 5% chance of contracting HPV from giving oral to someone who has it and a 5% chance of then passing it on to your next oral partner, that means the chance of passing it from person to person would be high enough to worry about, especially for people who have multiple sex partners.
If there's a 5% chance of contracting HPV from giving oral to someone who has it and a 5% chance of then passing it on to your next oral partner, that means the chance of passing it from person to person would be high enough to worry about, especially for people who have multiple sex partners.
I have this exact question and the answer is not clear to me. I've also read that transmission via oral is very low, but I want to understand is if you give someone oral sex that has HPV and then you give someone else oral sex, are you then transmitting the virus to them via your mouth? So, sorry I don't have an opinion really except that most of what I've read seems to suggest to not worry about it.
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