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Does HPV go away eventually?
Hello,
I am a 23yr old fairly healthy female adult who was recently diagnosed with a strain of HPV, however, there are a few topics that have me very, very confused.
1. When my gyno told me that my condition looks like HPV, he said verbatim: This is not for life, the virus usually diminishes with a healthy immune system within a number of years. He said it is not like herpes which recedes into the spine and then resurfaces forever. BUT I later called his assistant a day later with questions, and she told me the virus is 'for life' but the breakouts will diminish over time. This makes for a very confusing situation, considering I also find an equal amount of both pieces of info online etc.
2. I believe the strain of HPV that I have contracted is considered 'low-risk.' It surfaces below my vaginal opening as little, painless white headed bumps that literally fall off and disappear within 1-5 days. This has only surfaced twice in my lifetime in a 1yr time period, and I am in a monogamous, healthy relationship of 4 1/2 years. What types of warts show up one day and disappear the next? Why do I not need to have any treatments for them?
3. My third question is this: If for some miraculous reason my immune system DOES rid my body of the virus, my significant other has it also. Are we going to ping-pong it back and fourth to eachother, or will we somehow have some kind of 'immunity' to the specific strain we have?
Thank you so much for hearing me out. Getting these questions answered are a high priority for my state of well-being at the moment.
I am a 23yr old fairly healthy female adult who was recently diagnosed with a strain of HPV, however, there are a few topics that have me very, very confused.
1. When my gyno told me that my condition looks like HPV, he said verbatim: This is not for life, the virus usually diminishes with a healthy immune system within a number of years. He said it is not like herpes which recedes into the spine and then resurfaces forever. BUT I later called his assistant a day later with questions, and she told me the virus is 'for life' but the breakouts will diminish over time. This makes for a very confusing situation, considering I also find an equal amount of both pieces of info online etc.
2. I believe the strain of HPV that I have contracted is considered 'low-risk.' It surfaces below my vaginal opening as little, painless white headed bumps that literally fall off and disappear within 1-5 days. This has only surfaced twice in my lifetime in a 1yr time period, and I am in a monogamous, healthy relationship of 4 1/2 years. What types of warts show up one day and disappear the next? Why do I not need to have any treatments for them?
3. My third question is this: If for some miraculous reason my immune system DOES rid my body of the virus, my significant other has it also. Are we going to ping-pong it back and fourth to eachother, or will we somehow have some kind of 'immunity' to the specific strain we have?
Thank you so much for hearing me out. Getting these questions answered are a high priority for my state of well-being at the moment.
I'm SO SORRY, THIS SUCKS. A friend I know had her cervix covered. My doctor years ago told me more women then not in this town have it. Sadly that didn't help me! Hey, at least your alive! Condoms should be pushed because of hpv and being so common.
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I contracted it in Jan this year, :( I thought the world was over, my boyfriend at the time was supportive, but 3 months on I still have a few left! at the moment I am using freezing and TCA - yes both together because I am naughty, and just want to kill these things ( thank god I have a good pain threshold) and I have reduced my smoking, not completely as its hard ( ADDICTION SUCKS) and taking vitamins does anyone know of any other ways to help get rid of this thing?
Yes,sadly I think it's like hand warts BUT in that sense those can mostly vanish so hoping hpv works similar. I had persistent large wart on my middle finger in junior high, it sucked but it's gone,never returned!
I contacted it at 19, right when life begins, it devastated my mind more then anything. I had a small bump went immed. To doctor had it burned off and told recurrence rare. Then had 1 other bump, treated and gone, not 20 years later, I go to my gyn and after seeing him I have an aggressive bump that went away, so apparently it's not gone, I forfeited my esteem greatly for self. My question now is should I receive blood test to see if it's still there, do I have a dangerous strain if it came back years later? Never diagnosed with any in or on cervix. This has ruined me, and I don't want to ruin someone else, not that they would accept it! I wouldnt, if I had choice.
Just like every woman is, I was shocked when I found out that I had HPV and Cervical Dysplasia. If someone had told me this when I was diagnosed, my life and healing process would have been so much easier and less stressful!
When I got the news, I did research every day until my eyes hurt. I read blogs, books and talked to everyone. Even with the incredible support of my family, friends and boyfriend, I was so lost about what to do. The standard medical protocol, as you probably know, is to do a Leep procedure. This did not feel right to me; I did not like the idea of having the end of my cervix shaved off. What I didn’t know is that just like the standard MEDICAL protocol (Leep), there is also a standard treatment with Cervugid Ovules (vaginal suppository). Of course you should choose what feels right to YOU, but for me, this was the answer, and what a relief it was to find the answer! This is the treatment that gynecologists all over the Europe and USA are recommending to their patients with cervical dysplasia and HPV high risk and they have been for years. In fact, shortly after I discovered this treatment option, I spoke to my aunt who said she had it done this treatment with Cervugid Ovules few years ago and she was cured of Cervical HPV.
Immediately following this news, I underwent treatment with Cervugid Ovules recommended by my obgyn. First I took 3 boxes of Cervugid Ovules with break between them 7 days and after 6 months another 3 boxes. This treatment is designed to treat Cervical HPV and many vaginal infections. after finishing treatment I did again all medical tests and were negative for HPV. My message for women is to not take your health for granted, and take steps to prevent cervical HPV from happening. Don’t wait! Go for your regular physician check-ups, and pay attention to what you can do to control and manage your health, especially if you have a young family depending upon you.
When I got the news, I did research every day until my eyes hurt. I read blogs, books and talked to everyone. Even with the incredible support of my family, friends and boyfriend, I was so lost about what to do. The standard medical protocol, as you probably know, is to do a Leep procedure. This did not feel right to me; I did not like the idea of having the end of my cervix shaved off. What I didn’t know is that just like the standard MEDICAL protocol (Leep), there is also a standard treatment with Cervugid Ovules (vaginal suppository). Of course you should choose what feels right to YOU, but for me, this was the answer, and what a relief it was to find the answer! This is the treatment that gynecologists all over the Europe and USA are recommending to their patients with cervical dysplasia and HPV high risk and they have been for years. In fact, shortly after I discovered this treatment option, I spoke to my aunt who said she had it done this treatment with Cervugid Ovules few years ago and she was cured of Cervical HPV.
Immediately following this news, I underwent treatment with Cervugid Ovules recommended by my obgyn. First I took 3 boxes of Cervugid Ovules with break between them 7 days and after 6 months another 3 boxes. This treatment is designed to treat Cervical HPV and many vaginal infections. after finishing treatment I did again all medical tests and were negative for HPV. My message for women is to not take your health for granted, and take steps to prevent cervical HPV from happening. Don’t wait! Go for your regular physician check-ups, and pay attention to what you can do to control and manage your health, especially if you have a young family depending upon you.
As to the reliability of Dr Kaur's comments, I'd like to contribute this cut-and-paste from the website of the World Health Organization website : "HPV infections usually clear up without any intervention within a few months after acquisition, and about 90% clear within 2 years." The rest of what she says in her post is also pretty much verbatim from the same page. So, so easy to discredit good people and good scientists, just by making casual, disparaging comments like yours.
Hi, I've had bumps on my inner labia(where hair doesn't grow) and they have been there ever since I lost my virginity four years ago. They only started itching about a year ago around the time I got my period, I'm pretty sure I had a yeast infection. My last period the itchiness started again and I treated it with external itching cream, more bumps came. I had sex a few days ago after my period ended and it was burning so I treated it with and internal yeast infection thing. Is it genital warts? And would they only itch around the time my period is supposed to come? Also they are skin colored, small and they have always been there.
That is not true , HPV can be cleared by immune system and most of doctor believe in this. In general if it stay inactive for long time then when u get older it must get active. if that's the case then 80% of sexually active people will die bec of HPV related cancers at older age when immune system compromises. But that's not the case happening, it simply means Immune system will destroy virus.
Hello. I had HPV from my ex bf but we had only oral sex cz I am a virgin. we both had warts and got treated but I still have itchy sensation in the warts area. I can't make pap test cz am virgin and don't know how to deal with it. I read about it in so many sites and it's driving me crazy. it's so confusing and as for many people experiences it came back that means it will always stay in the body and might give it to any partner! Regarding pregnancy there are some who says you only give it to your child if you have warts but others say you might give it to him even if you don't. How can I know what it really is. It's really frustrating and stressing. I reached a point where I wanted to end my life cz I don't wanna live it just thinking and worrying about it.
Burning sensations do not come from HPV. Do get tested for all STDs anyway. Take the 8 panel or 10 panel test. Do not remain celibate for life if it is HPV. With so many people (8 out of 10 sexually active adults) having been exposed, it is silly to even think you should be celibate. Do get some therapy if your mental state is bad.
hello everyone,
how do I start this. I had been in a long term relationship for years and it ended last year Nov, during that sad period I had sex with a stranger, I used a condom at first but before that I have rubbed my penis on her vagina, in December I found a small mole which I fear is a wart on my testicles/shaft, in January I found 3 and that's when I started to research, I fear I might have HPV. I am a very healthy man and hardly do fall sick, ever since finding out about this, I have had weird burning sensation on my penis, I don't know if my mind is playing tricks on me but I really would like to know if this are symptoms of HPV.
Please I do really need help because my ex is back into my life and I don't want to infect her or anyone else, I do prefer to stay celibate for life if this is HPV
how do I start this. I had been in a long term relationship for years and it ended last year Nov, during that sad period I had sex with a stranger, I used a condom at first but before that I have rubbed my penis on her vagina, in December I found a small mole which I fear is a wart on my testicles/shaft, in January I found 3 and that's when I started to research, I fear I might have HPV. I am a very healthy man and hardly do fall sick, ever since finding out about this, I have had weird burning sensation on my penis, I don't know if my mind is playing tricks on me but I really would like to know if this are symptoms of HPV.
Please I do really need help because my ex is back into my life and I don't want to infect her or anyone else, I do prefer to stay celibate for life if this is HPV
I was diagnosed over 20 years ago along with poly cystic ovary syndrome and dysplasia which was removed with laser surgery. I have had maybe 4 or 5 outbreaks of hpv warts ever. The last was more then 8 years ago. And they were always external, lasted five days at most. They were like inflamed swollen pores and went away. I only had outbreaks after extended sexual activity (hours).
I have had 2 miscarriages and now have a healthy seven and two year old. I was tested for every std under the sun pre and post natal as were my kids and we are all negative. Whether the virus is dormant or gone, I don't know. Until recent years there's been very little study or solid information on hpv or pcos. I am not a medical professional, I just wanted to share my personal experience and maybe give someone else a little hope. This virus was annoying but did not take over my life in anyway. And I had a very unhealthy lifestyle until my children came along. Not that you should disregard having one, but it does not have to control your life. Good luck
I have had 2 miscarriages and now have a healthy seven and two year old. I was tested for every std under the sun pre and post natal as were my kids and we are all negative. Whether the virus is dormant or gone, I don't know. Until recent years there's been very little study or solid information on hpv or pcos. I am not a medical professional, I just wanted to share my personal experience and maybe give someone else a little hope. This virus was annoying but did not take over my life in anyway. And I had a very unhealthy lifestyle until my children came along. Not that you should disregard having one, but it does not have to control your life. Good luck
Don't be worried about cancer or giving it to anyone. Did you know that if cancer can come from cell phones, tap water, fatty foods, the air we breath?
If you meet a guy who has been sexually active, he probably has it too. Just don't date virgins. There are STD dating sites if you need to find someone who has it too. Just realize that there so many strains out there that it is impossible to find someone who has the same strain as you do. HPV is not the end of your sex life or your romance future. Please get therapy if you are depressed. We all felt this way. The depression eventually leaves you.
If you meet a guy who has been sexually active, he probably has it too. Just don't date virgins. There are STD dating sites if you need to find someone who has it too. Just realize that there so many strains out there that it is impossible to find someone who has the same strain as you do. HPV is not the end of your sex life or your romance future. Please get therapy if you are depressed. We all felt this way. The depression eventually leaves you.
I have the hpv virus I am very depressed over it I don't know want to do it seems like my life just stop by having does virus every time I have to go for my six month check up very nervous and scared it is a very dangerous virus I think you should have a cure for it sometime I feel so depressed to the point that I want to be suicidal it seems like it's not going away and then again they are telling you it could turn into cancer that is very scary I can't even have a man in my life Who wants to have a man in their life andthen tell them that you have this HPV virus I had a nice boyfriend in my life and he had really care about me and till I tell him about this dam hpv virus I never here from him again
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The doctor who found I had hpv through my regular yearly exam told me that it can lay dormant for years before it comes out and it can go back into dormancy for who knows how long or it can forever to never show again. Well mine came back out after about 6 years. It was taken care of like it was suppose to of been. I have since moved and have a different doctor now and was told today from my new doctor that you have to catch it again for it to show up and that if this pap comes back good that I don't have to come back for another pap till 2016! Lol. I'm not going to believe what she told me and I'm going to keep going every year and keep taking in lots of antioxidants like the 1st doctor told me. She also told me I needed to quit smoking which I did also!!
No, the warts usually do not come back in that scenario. The virus doesn't ping pong too. I've seen the doctors forum say that after couples who share the same strain have become wart-free for 3-6 months, they can have all of the unsafe sex they want together for the rest of their lives. The doctors would not say this if they thought the warts would return. I've also seen online articles that suggest latex condoms helps a man's body recover its immunity should you have sex during the recovery period. So I'm guessing that it depends on when the sex occurs.
After curing the Warts, will the warts "ping pong" with one another when both partners are infected with the same HPV virus ?
Yes, men can get the high risk for cancer strains (most common strain is #16) which results in no warts. Or you can also have the low risk strain that does produce warts. Or you can have both types. Most people have both.
Oral sex from a man or woman can spread it but it is a lower risk than genital sex. Much lower. It lives on any part of your genital skin (scrotum, penis, thighs, butt, etc). This is why condoms offer little protection.
If you SO was sexually active before she met you, she has no clue who it came from. Usually it is a recent sex act (within 6 months) but doesn't have to be. She could have been infected years ago and her immune system weakened for some reason resulting in a wart.
Oral sex from a man or woman can spread it but it is a lower risk than genital sex. Much lower. It lives on any part of your genital skin (scrotum, penis, thighs, butt, etc). This is why condoms offer little protection.
If you SO was sexually active before she met you, she has no clue who it came from. Usually it is a recent sex act (within 6 months) but doesn't have to be. She could have been infected years ago and her immune system weakened for some reason resulting in a wart.
Hi, its me again, same poster as above. Follow up to my question:
I ask because my significant other ""claimed"" she got warts on her vagina and a change in the shape of her cervix; (she refuses to show me...no matter) however I had never seen any warts on my penis, and I was checking this after the above mentioned encounter occured, and just before we had sex.
There is reason to believe that if she got HPV----she did not receive HPV from me. I'm asking this: if I did have HPV can it be a wart/lesion free strain?. can I still give it to a woman, where it will then appear as warts and cervix shape change. Make sense?
I ask because my significant other ""claimed"" she got warts on her vagina and a change in the shape of her cervix; (she refuses to show me...no matter) however I had never seen any warts on my penis, and I was checking this after the above mentioned encounter occured, and just before we had sex.
There is reason to believe that if she got HPV----she did not receive HPV from me. I'm asking this: if I did have HPV can it be a wart/lesion free strain?. can I still give it to a woman, where it will then appear as warts and cervix shape change. Make sense?
I am a man who received oral sex from a man. Prior to this I was monogomous with one person my whole life, as was she. 100% sure of this. At the time of getting oral sex, I saw nothing unhealthy about his mouth or tounge to indicate anything was wrong.
questions: I can get HPV just from a mans mouth?
Does it just "live" on the surface of the penis despite normal showers/hygene?
If yes, --- will there always be some sort of telltale pimple/ blister or boil or marking cold sore of some sort?
Are there strains that I could have received that make their way into the urethra and stay there..........transmitting it to a woman upon ejaculation.
questions: I can get HPV just from a mans mouth?
Does it just "live" on the surface of the penis despite normal showers/hygene?
If yes, --- will there always be some sort of telltale pimple/ blister or boil or marking cold sore of some sort?
Are there strains that I could have received that make their way into the urethra and stay there..........transmitting it to a woman upon ejaculation.
TwentyFourGirl, the ways you can be healthy to maximize your chances of "clearing" it (whatever that means) are: 1) No smoking/tobacco use 2) Reduce/eliminate alcohol use 3) Exercise regularly 4) Eat lots of fruits and vegetables 5) Get regular pap smears. There are also several vitamin/antioxidant/probiotic systems on the market that claim to help beef up your immune system against HPV.
Trixster777, it sounds like you might have BV (bacterial vaginosis) in addition to HPV. It's a simple bacterial infection that can be treated with antibiotics, and is more common for someone with an STI. Definitely get it checked out though, since worst case it could be PID and you'd definitely want to know about that... probably not, but either way you want to get it treated.
Trixster777, it sounds like you might have BV (bacterial vaginosis) in addition to HPV. It's a simple bacterial infection that can be treated with antibiotics, and is more common for someone with an STI. Definitely get it checked out though, since worst case it could be PID and you'd definitely want to know about that... probably not, but either way you want to get it treated.
Copied from the Doctor's Forum.
3,4) Probably most people experience more than one genital HPV infection during their sexually active lives. There are a hundred or more HPV types not covered by either vaccine, and 20-50% of people your age are infected at any one time. Naturally, some people have more than one HPV infection at a time. However, given your sexual lifestyle up til now, I would judge your risk of having a high risk infection to be very, very low. However, high risk HPV infections remain possible in all sexually active people. Both vaccine and condoms reduce the risk, but not to zero.
3,4) Probably most people experience more than one genital HPV infection during their sexually active lives. There are a hundred or more HPV types not covered by either vaccine, and 20-50% of people your age are infected at any one time. Naturally, some people have more than one HPV infection at a time. However, given your sexual lifestyle up til now, I would judge your risk of having a high risk infection to be very, very low. However, high risk HPV infections remain possible in all sexually active people. Both vaccine and condoms reduce the risk, but not to zero.
Because the vaccine does not provide protection against all of the strains out there. Only the 4 most common strains. Medical science has a long way to go with this virus. They need to come up with a test for men someday, a vaccine that protects against all of the strains and a goddam cure for those who are infected. Wishful thinking....
I've been diagnosed with the same. But my main question is why did I get the vaccines to "prevent" me from it if it didn't prevent me from anything?
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