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Do I just contract HPV?
My gf has HPV (possibly high risk), and I fingered (went inside her, just to clarify) last night. I made sure to immediately wash my hands afterwards, and I avoided touching my genitals, and I kept my underwear on. Did I just contract HPV?
The link between HPV and oral/throat cancer is not as direct as the link between HPV and cervical cancer. Oral cancers are really uncommon among people who don't use tobacco or abuse alcohol. Remember that most people get genital HPV infections, and nearly everybody kisses, and most engage in oral sex, yet oral cancers are not all that common.
HPV doesn't transmit easily through oral sex, and when it does, it is almost always cleared without any problems. There isn't a lot of proof to show that kissing is a risk, and indirect transfer (genital-hand-mouth) is a really low (for all intents and purposes-0) risk.
HPV doesn't transmit easily through oral sex, and when it does, it is almost always cleared without any problems. There isn't a lot of proof to show that kissing is a risk, and indirect transfer (genital-hand-mouth) is a really low (for all intents and purposes-0) risk.
I understand, but her HPV is possibly HPV 16, the cancer causing kind (her pap smear came back abnormal). I'm worried that I could contract oral HPV, as well, but she claims that she never performed oral sex on the person who gave it to her (she contracted it around a year or so ago, as she got vaccinated around 11 months ago). The doctor says she caught it before that, and that the virus seems to be pretty weak.
I'm worried about getting throat cancer, as I'm someone who doesn't smoke or drink, and I eat a ton of vegetables and fruits. So, getting it this way would really suck. We make out pretty heavily, and this wouldn't be a problem, but I remember that she stuck my finger in her mouth right after I fingered her. I don't know if she can catch it that way, and then spread it to me through kissing.
Thanks for your help, BTW.
I'm worried about getting throat cancer, as I'm someone who doesn't smoke or drink, and I eat a ton of vegetables and fruits. So, getting it this way would really suck. We make out pretty heavily, and this wouldn't be a problem, but I remember that she stuck my finger in her mouth right after I fingered her. I don't know if she can catch it that way, and then spread it to me through kissing.
Thanks for your help, BTW.
Highly unlikely. You need skin to skin contact and in the cases of genital HPV genitals to genitals. The sexual type HPVs are only spread in the anogenital region.
There are other kinds of hpv though that can be spread in public showers... you can get those on your feet. And there are even types that can be spread to the hand.
If you are male... there really isn't much risk of harm to your own health other than you might get some nasty mushroom growth thing that will eventually go away. The problem is you can potentially spread it to another woman after your current girlfriend who may not ever been exposed to it.
HPV is more serious of a problem in women because it easily infects the cervix which may lead to cervical cancer in some women. This is the big scare and problem with HPV.
Honest to gosh truth is that upwards of almost the whole population of sexually active people which is pretty much everyone will have had contracted at least 1 type of sexually transmitted HPV in their lifetime. There are 30-40 strains of sexually transmitted HPV and many will not have any visual symptoms so some people won't even know they have them.
There are other kinds of hpv though that can be spread in public showers... you can get those on your feet. And there are even types that can be spread to the hand.
If you are male... there really isn't much risk of harm to your own health other than you might get some nasty mushroom growth thing that will eventually go away. The problem is you can potentially spread it to another woman after your current girlfriend who may not ever been exposed to it.
HPV is more serious of a problem in women because it easily infects the cervix which may lead to cervical cancer in some women. This is the big scare and problem with HPV.
Honest to gosh truth is that upwards of almost the whole population of sexually active people which is pretty much everyone will have had contracted at least 1 type of sexually transmitted HPV in their lifetime. There are 30-40 strains of sexually transmitted HPV and many will not have any visual symptoms so some people won't even know they have them.
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