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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.
Sex without condoms means he may have been infected. Even sex with condoms can result in an infection being spread. Men cannot be tested so unless he gets a wart, he will never know. Yes, you can have children but there may be possible complications. Google "pregnant with HPV" for more info.
Hi I just read about ur comment. I'm Sandra and I have contracted hpv for 2 years. I know I still have the virus cause my body scratches me everytime I hate something sweet. When I exceed the limit I have some vaginal discharge. I met my new bf and we had sex many time witout usin condom. So I'm afraid to tell him the truth and I don't if he is infected. But can I have children with hpv?
I contracted hpv in the late 1970's by my then 18 year old gf. She went to various gynecologists, all of who had no idea what she had. A general practioner saw warts inside and cauterized them. Het symptoms went away, then so did she
Her symptoms were pain during intercourse and searing pain when I ejaculated, which only happened once vaginally in 3and1/2 years. I didn't know I was infected until infecting next gf/wife and found through a urologist that if you apply vinegar to penile skin, after a few minutes small volcano areas will appear. Hundreds of them. Efudex, a topical chemo drug will burn them off, but they return. As evdenced by my infecting my next gf 16 years later. No, I guess depending on variety, it never goes away. And as far as you female victims who have no ssymptoms such as excruciating pain during sex
You are lucky and unlucky. The pain sucks but at least you know something is wrong. Remember farrah fawcet died from anal cancer due to hpv.
Her symptoms were pain during intercourse and searing pain when I ejaculated, which only happened once vaginally in 3and1/2 years. I didn't know I was infected until infecting next gf/wife and found through a urologist that if you apply vinegar to penile skin, after a few minutes small volcano areas will appear. Hundreds of them. Efudex, a topical chemo drug will burn them off, but they return. As evdenced by my infecting my next gf 16 years later. No, I guess depending on variety, it never goes away. And as far as you female victims who have no ssymptoms such as excruciating pain during sex
You are lucky and unlucky. The pain sucks but at least you know something is wrong. Remember farrah fawcet died from anal cancer due to hpv.
Why are you trying to scare people? If you have gone through what you described then unfortunately your one of the rare cases. But telling people if they have hpv to not have sex is ludicrous! And also it nearly killed your fiance? What the hell is that supposed to mean?
i recently had my testicles removed due to hpv. i n most case it doesnt effect men, is what they always say. and that it goes away in two years. it is all bs. either they truely dont know or it was create as population control. I find it very hard to believe that this hpv just jumped into history in the late 19th century. after having my testicles removed they told me that they found no sperm cells alive, but they found millions of hpv cells. hpv doesnt show in men in most cases because the virus uses our testicle to mutate and reproduce itself.doc said i must have had it for ten years or more, and never once did i have any warts or signs of it. ive had 2 parteners in the last ten years. the first one had hpv and we stayed together for 6 years. after that i didnt get with anyone for 3 years. i have been with my current fiance for 8 months now. we went to a doc to find out why she wasnt prego. she has signs of cervix cancer and u already know what happened to me. in just months the hpv i shot into her almost killed her. would have never killed me. just used me as a way to reproduce itself and transmit. hpv is damgerous people. if u know u have it, stop having sex.
Hpv is transmited skin to skin (genital area),so in most cases when u get rid of the warts ,the chances of you transmitting it to your partner is very low.
But I would like to note something ,that you definitely should ask for treatment and Pap smear ,since the hpv has many strains and the dangerous ones cause genital warts ,but also can cause cervical dysplasia which might turn to cervix cancer in months - years time .
So I advice you to seek treatment for that immediately .
P.S: hpv is very common among sexually active people, and in most cases it's only about how ur skiing look.
But I would like to note something ,that you definitely should ask for treatment and Pap smear ,since the hpv has many strains and the dangerous ones cause genital warts ,but also can cause cervical dysplasia which might turn to cervix cancer in months - years time .
So I advice you to seek treatment for that immediately .
P.S: hpv is very common among sexually active people, and in most cases it's only about how ur skiing look.
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