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skin spots, hpv/testing
Hi, my girlfriend (21) and I (24,m) have not had sex of any type together, the closest we have come is intimate kissing. But about a year and a half ago she had protected vaginal intercourse once with one guy, who had been sexually active with other girls before. She said she hasn't noticed anything "down there" since then, so she hasn't been tested for any STDs. But in the last couple weeks she has had some small red spots on her stomach, and then on her shoulder/upper arm. She went to the doctor and said they told her it was a virus that started with the letter P. She wasn't concerned because she said the doctor told her there's nothing they can do for it and it will just go away on its own. What I'm wondering is, does this sound like HPV? If so, is it something I should be worried about getting when we have sex? And should she be getting more testing done? She said she hasn't had a PAP done but I thought females are supposed start getting that once they've had sex? Any advice would be great, I'm just concerned about her health, and mine for when we have sex. Thanks!
OK, like I said, I was worried about myself possibly getting HPV but it sounds like that's not really a big issue. But I am concerned about her health so I will definately pass on the information to her about the PAP. Thanks for your advice!
I just wanted to add that you are correct in that your girlfriend definitely needs to be having regular paps. Condoms are oly 70% effective against the transmission of HPV so it is possible she was exposed to this virus. There is no way to know for sure is she has HPV (there are usually no symptoms) - even if she has an HPV test, because the Digene (HPV) test can only detect active strains of HPV so she can have the virus but not test positive for it if the strain(s) are dormant at the time of testing. She needs to be having regular smears.
Hi, found out it's not HPV, thanks!
Not much info from this post, and I wouldn't know anyway. But does not sound like HPV at all. Hard to say whether or not people have an std, but low amount of sex would help.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
