Since we get an abundance of new members here quite often, I thought I'd make some basic announcements that might help a great majority of you. While questions are always welcomed, if you have (or suspect you might have) HPV, you can benefit from the following links/sites:
Center For Disease Control:
http://www.cdc.gov/STD/HPV/
American Social Health Association:
http://www.ashastd.org/hpv/hpv_overview.cfm
And "All The HPV Info You Could Ever Need" is a compilation of frequently asked questions about HPV answered by expert forum doctors:
http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/STDs/All-the-HPV-info-you-could-ever-need/show/70?cid=133All of these sources are very credible and progressive in my opinion. There is A LOT of false information available on the internet about HPV, full of old research, myths, inaccuracies and propaganda. Take any information you don't receive from a qualified source or medical professional with a grain of salt.
Also, a list of sites to AVOID [in my opinion] when seeking HPV information:
http://www.hpvforum.com/
http://www.stdmatch.net/ (forum boards)
HPV Livejournal Community
Yahoo Answers (answered by many unqualified members)
Some of the information provided by the New York Department of Health. (While most of the basic info is accurate, they are using old research and falsely proclaim HPV is contagious for life. New research indicates this isn't usually the case.)