hpv

[bill738]

if i'm having sex with a girl that has hpv the cancer kind what are the side effects for me?

[alexdelong]

Most men won't have any symptoms, but you may pass HPV on to another partner.

Not to raise alarm, because it is very rare, but there may be a link between high risk HPV and penile cancer. Millions of people contract HPV and penile cancer is extremely rare.

So, not much to worry about for your personal health. The risk of transmitting this to future partners may be incentive to use a condom.

[mayflowers]

Bill,

don't know how old you are or how many ppl you've slept with, but more than likely you have already been exposed to it and didn't know it.  It rarely affects men in a bad way.  90% of the sexually active population already has some form of high and low risk hpv.  If you have slept with at least 3 people, consider yourself exposed.  Read the STD dr's forum for more information.

Oh, condoms don't really help, but they are good against catching other STD's and unwanted pregnancy.

[simplynat]

I just wanted to clarify that condoms do help somewhat - they are more effective than not effective. Research has shown that condom use can help women clear active HPV infections because of reduced viral load. It is important to continue to use condoms even when it comes to HPV because they are still 70% effective.