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HPV Transmission
I have read many of the posts regarding HPV and oral transmission, however I feel that the specific question I have has not been addressed. I have high risk and low risk HPV, but my recent pap (about a month ago) came back with no abnormalities. I'm not sure, but I think I have 1 wart at the current time (my gyno had a hard time seeing it, but I think it's there). I had 2 very brief (1st time around 30 seconds, 2nd time 1 minute or less) oral sex encounters (I was receiving) with the same person both times. My question is - Can this person now transmit HPV to their partner via giving her oral sex? I am not concerned about oral cancer, etc. but am concerned about transmitting HPV (high and low risk) from the oral cavity to the genitals. Is this possible?
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I will stop worrying!
I will stop worrying!
This is a part of understanding HPV that I am still working on. When I read the posts in the STD doc forum concerning oral issues they say you can't pass it this way but then I see other info suggesting oral risks. I know not to ever trust most of what is on the internet and there is still a lot unknown about how HPV works.
What I do know is oral issues are uncommon. If most people don't even have symptoms from HPV and I got both high risk, mild cell changes and low risk, warts. Wouldn't I be at risk for oral issues? I have talked to all sorts of docs and been examined and I don't. So there is no reason for me to put worry into oral issues. I will simply have my dentist keep an eye on me every exam and if I ever did have something come up I know there are plenty of prevenative treatments. Same with cervial cancer. I know I have a higher risk than a woman who has never had an HPV strain but that doesn't mean I will have cancer. I simply need a pap every year to know I am ok. Both my grandmother and mom had HPV and minor procedures that resulted in them never having another issue. My mom's was over 20 years ago.
I guess my answer is you can't know the risk of oral issues, you can only not let it overly worry you and be proactive in your own health so that if something did happen it is treated early. We can't know how it works as there are always exceptions with HPV rules we can only know what the typical cases are and that is oral issues are just not high risk factor.
What I do know is oral issues are uncommon. If most people don't even have symptoms from HPV and I got both high risk, mild cell changes and low risk, warts. Wouldn't I be at risk for oral issues? I have talked to all sorts of docs and been examined and I don't. So there is no reason for me to put worry into oral issues. I will simply have my dentist keep an eye on me every exam and if I ever did have something come up I know there are plenty of prevenative treatments. Same with cervial cancer. I know I have a higher risk than a woman who has never had an HPV strain but that doesn't mean I will have cancer. I simply need a pap every year to know I am ok. Both my grandmother and mom had HPV and minor procedures that resulted in them never having another issue. My mom's was over 20 years ago.
I guess my answer is you can't know the risk of oral issues, you can only not let it overly worry you and be proactive in your own health so that if something did happen it is treated early. We can't know how it works as there are always exceptions with HPV rules we can only know what the typical cases are and that is oral issues are just not high risk factor.
In other words, if woman A received oral sex from a man that had also given oral sex to woman B, and woman B had HPV, would woman A have been given HPV from receiving oral sex? Sorry to obsess about this.
Thanks again for a detailed response. :)
So, can the HPV that causes cervical cancer be passed from someone's mouth to genitals? I understand that HPV could possibly be transmitted to someone's mouth from someone's genitals, but do not know if someone could then pass it from their mouth (if it's been exposed to HPV via oral sex) to someone else's genital's via oral sex. Does that make sense?
So, can the HPV that causes cervical cancer be passed from someone's mouth to genitals? I understand that HPV could possibly be transmitted to someone's mouth from someone's genitals, but do not know if someone could then pass it from their mouth (if it's been exposed to HPV via oral sex) to someone else's genital's via oral sex. Does that make sense?
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Yes I do feel the risk is very low and uncommon. Usually oral issues are seen over a long period of time and associated with other health issues such as a low immune system, serious health issues or a history of long term smoking and or drinking. One other factor is babies born to moms with HPV present at the time of birth. The ENT doc I saw said he and one of his partners were just discussing the very issue of fear related info on the internet driving people in with fears over oral issues. He wanted to know what made me think I was at risk. He said that the only patients he had ever seen with it were kids who got it while passing through the birth canal. He actually told me in his whole career (prob 30 years) I was the only woman to ever ask him about oral sex and he was a bit amused when he told me to feel free to enjoy myself.
That doesn't mean there isn't the odd case that can't be explained but the odds just are not worth the worry over. Even if you or your partner ever did have an issue they are slow growing and there are lots of options for treatment that prevent it becoming serious. It is the same for issues with the cervix.
Yes I do feel the risk is very low and uncommon. Usually oral issues are seen over a long period of time and associated with other health issues such as a low immune system, serious health issues or a history of long term smoking and or drinking. One other factor is babies born to moms with HPV present at the time of birth. The ENT doc I saw said he and one of his partners were just discussing the very issue of fear related info on the internet driving people in with fears over oral issues. He wanted to know what made me think I was at risk. He said that the only patients he had ever seen with it were kids who got it while passing through the birth canal. He actually told me in his whole career (prob 30 years) I was the only woman to ever ask him about oral sex and he was a bit amused when he told me to feel free to enjoy myself.
That doesn't mean there isn't the odd case that can't be explained but the odds just are not worth the worry over. Even if you or your partner ever did have an issue they are slow growing and there are lots of options for treatment that prevent it becoming serious. It is the same for issues with the cervix.
Hi, sorry, I forgot to include your username in the "to", so wasn't sure if you were able to see my response. Again, thanks for your response.
Thank you very much for your quick response. Not to be obsessive because I feel that you really addressed my question, but as far as oral to genital transmission you feel that the risk is very low if at all then?
This link will give you some info.
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/STDs/Oral-HPV-Cancer-Risk/show/1512873
You and I share some of the same things. I have both high and low and fears of oral issues. I have talked to both the doc and people who answer on the forums on this site, researched info, seen 2 GYN's, my GP doc, my dentist, an ENT and all have assured me that oral risks are quite low and no reason to worry about. Your exposures are so small that the person would be at even lower risk for any oral fears.
The thing about HPV is that you just never know why one person will have an issue that isn't the norm but overall it is very common and rarely does cause these issues. So to worry about them is useless. All you really need to do is use condoms to no only help prevent HPV but other STD's, have your yearly medical and dental exams.
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/STDs/Oral-HPV-Cancer-Risk/show/1512873
You and I share some of the same things. I have both high and low and fears of oral issues. I have talked to both the doc and people who answer on the forums on this site, researched info, seen 2 GYN's, my GP doc, my dentist, an ENT and all have assured me that oral risks are quite low and no reason to worry about. Your exposures are so small that the person would be at even lower risk for any oral fears.
The thing about HPV is that you just never know why one person will have an issue that isn't the norm but overall it is very common and rarely does cause these issues. So to worry about them is useless. All you really need to do is use condoms to no only help prevent HPV but other STD's, have your yearly medical and dental exams.
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