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Does it ever actually go away???
From 2006 until early 2008, I had the same partner. He had genital warts about a year prior to our relationship, and he told me a doctor gave him a treatment in which he injected himself with something in his penis every day for about a month until the warts went away. Afterwards his doctor told him he was "cured," so we felt it was safe to have unprotected sex for the duration of our relationship.
Later in 2008, I met my current boyfriend. Several months later, he noticed a bump at the base of his penis and was treated for HPV. He has had limited sexual partners and always had protected sex until me, and his last encounter was about a year prior to our relationship. Recently he has noticed more bumps, which definitely appear to be genital warts.
Considering that I was in a monogamous long-term relationship for two years prior to meeting my current boyfriend, and that I have never shown symptoms of genital warts, I am wondering where the heck this came from? When a person is treated and "cured," is the HPV actually cleared from their body, or do they still carry it and pass it along to others?
As far as my own health history, I have had several abnormal Pap results due to high-risk HPV. The first time it showed up was in 2002, then again in 2004 and 2008. I do not know if it is the same type that keeps recurring, or if I have acquired different types from different partners. My doctor recently told me that they do not test for low-risk HPV, so I have no idea if I have ever had it or if I have it now. Like I said, I have never shown symptoms, but I know there are plenty of STDs that you can unknowingly carry and transmit.
My questions:
Do HPV treatments actually rid the body of HPV entirely, or does the body simply become resistent even though it still carries it? Can it stay in a "dormant" stage that can recur months or even years later? Is there an actual cure?
Have you heard of the injection treatment that my previous partner had? The only treatments I have found online involve freezing or creams.
Can warts be spread from the genitals to the mouth? If my boyfriend and I touch each other sexually, should we be extra careful not to touch our own private areas?
My partner shaves his pubic hair. Could razor nicks be causing his warts to spread more easily?
As for a more personal and ethical question... Are doctors obligated to tell patients exactly what they are and are not being tested for when it comes to STDs? My doctor told me I was being tested for HPV, but she never specified that they only test for high-risk. It wasn't until years later when I specifically asked about it that she told me, and if I had known that fact originally, I would have been extra careful to not put my partners at risk during those years. I know that safe sex is each person's individual responsibility. However, I chose to have unprotected sex with my current boyfriend because my doctor indicated that it would be safe. Had she been upfront and told me exactly what I was and was not being tested for, what I might have and not know about, etc. I would have never had unprotected sex. I feel that she is partly to blame for my boyfriend's current situation because she neglected to give me basic and crucial information about my sexual health. Any thoughts?
Later in 2008, I met my current boyfriend. Several months later, he noticed a bump at the base of his penis and was treated for HPV. He has had limited sexual partners and always had protected sex until me, and his last encounter was about a year prior to our relationship. Recently he has noticed more bumps, which definitely appear to be genital warts.
Considering that I was in a monogamous long-term relationship for two years prior to meeting my current boyfriend, and that I have never shown symptoms of genital warts, I am wondering where the heck this came from? When a person is treated and "cured," is the HPV actually cleared from their body, or do they still carry it and pass it along to others?
As far as my own health history, I have had several abnormal Pap results due to high-risk HPV. The first time it showed up was in 2002, then again in 2004 and 2008. I do not know if it is the same type that keeps recurring, or if I have acquired different types from different partners. My doctor recently told me that they do not test for low-risk HPV, so I have no idea if I have ever had it or if I have it now. Like I said, I have never shown symptoms, but I know there are plenty of STDs that you can unknowingly carry and transmit.
My questions:
Do HPV treatments actually rid the body of HPV entirely, or does the body simply become resistent even though it still carries it? Can it stay in a "dormant" stage that can recur months or even years later? Is there an actual cure?
Have you heard of the injection treatment that my previous partner had? The only treatments I have found online involve freezing or creams.
Can warts be spread from the genitals to the mouth? If my boyfriend and I touch each other sexually, should we be extra careful not to touch our own private areas?
My partner shaves his pubic hair. Could razor nicks be causing his warts to spread more easily?
As for a more personal and ethical question... Are doctors obligated to tell patients exactly what they are and are not being tested for when it comes to STDs? My doctor told me I was being tested for HPV, but she never specified that they only test for high-risk. It wasn't until years later when I specifically asked about it that she told me, and if I had known that fact originally, I would have been extra careful to not put my partners at risk during those years. I know that safe sex is each person's individual responsibility. However, I chose to have unprotected sex with my current boyfriend because my doctor indicated that it would be safe. Had she been upfront and told me exactly what I was and was not being tested for, what I might have and not know about, etc. I would have never had unprotected sex. I feel that she is partly to blame for my boyfriend's current situation because she neglected to give me basic and crucial information about my sexual health. Any thoughts?
I just found out that i have HPV it sucks to cuz im only 16 what can i do to make it go away
Not true about condoms. Condoms have been shown in some studies to help support the healing process of viral infections that affect the cervix: http://www.topnews.in/condoms-can-help-heal-genital-infections-286440. If you have cervical dysplasia due to active HPV infection (which pretty much all dysplasia is), condoms may help you to heal more quickly & not get worse.
I'm not sure exactly what a doctor has a legal right to tell you or not, but if you're uncomfortable with the advice he or she is giving, then I would find a more forthcoming physician. I had my first abnormal pap/colposcopy in early 2008 and my doctor NEVER told me that I had HPV. I figured it out on my own after the second abnormal pap. Needless to say, I'm looking for a new doctor now who will give me all the information I need to make informed decisions, rather than trolling the internet for medical info.
Good luck!
I'm not sure exactly what a doctor has a legal right to tell you or not, but if you're uncomfortable with the advice he or she is giving, then I would find a more forthcoming physician. I had my first abnormal pap/colposcopy in early 2008 and my doctor NEVER told me that I had HPV. I figured it out on my own after the second abnormal pap. Needless to say, I'm looking for a new doctor now who will give me all the information I need to make informed decisions, rather than trolling the internet for medical info.
Good luck!
- Hpv can lay dormant for as long as it wants if your immune system cant fight it off.
- Do NOT shave anymore "unless the GW all go away". Trim or get it waxed.
- From what i know there isn't no injection for men because I've checked into everything possible and never came along something like that.
- If you BOTH have it now, then it doesn't matter to use a condom anymore at this point. Its all up to your IMMUNE system for it to go away or not.
My girlfriend had gotten treated from using ALARA cream and hasn't had no genital warts since and this was like 1-2 years ago. we don't use a condom and nothing has came up unmoral on her yet. But there is the risk it still could. I'm still in the process of trying to get rid of my GW's. Important thing is to keep your self very clean and healthy at the same time of tying to cure the genital warts.
- Do NOT shave anymore "unless the GW all go away". Trim or get it waxed.
- From what i know there isn't no injection for men because I've checked into everything possible and never came along something like that.
- If you BOTH have it now, then it doesn't matter to use a condom anymore at this point. Its all up to your IMMUNE system for it to go away or not.
My girlfriend had gotten treated from using ALARA cream and hasn't had no genital warts since and this was like 1-2 years ago. we don't use a condom and nothing has came up unmoral on her yet. But there is the risk it still could. I'm still in the process of trying to get rid of my GW's. Important thing is to keep your self very clean and healthy at the same time of tying to cure the genital warts.
As far as i am aware
- yes HPV can lie dormant you may be a carrier of the infection without displaying warts
yes- shaving can spreas as you cut the top layer of the skin off the wart and it sheds to surrounding areas
yes- there is an injection which can be injected into the wart which fights the infection
- not sure on the oral question
- yes HPV can lie dormant you may be a carrier of the infection without displaying warts
yes- shaving can spreas as you cut the top layer of the skin off the wart and it sheds to surrounding areas
yes- there is an injection which can be injected into the wart which fights the infection
- not sure on the oral question
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