worried bout my son

I havent yet been told i have oral HPV, but worried that is what i have. Before i had any signs or symptoms i would put my sons pacifier in my mouth if it would drop on the floor. My question is if this is oral warts(HPV) could I have passed it to him this way? Please, HELP me with this if I dont get an answer I think I will drive myself insane.Please email me the answer at ***@**** thanks.

[vandykd3]

Although there is no way for us to know on this forum whether you have oral HPV or not, it can be said that you may not have it.  Oral HPV is on the rarer side and the chances of you having it are therefore low or more.  Not only that, to transfer, your son would have to accept the virus as well and those chances are low or more, plus the medium of transfer you mention may not be a good mechanism to actually do so.  I'm not sure about that.  

What I am sure about is that you are making a mountain out of a mole hill and running pretty far with this anxiety generated from a single unsubstantiated thought.  If you think you might have oral warts then why haven't you gotten them checked? You must start there or you will continue to worry.  

Ultimately, even if your worsts fears were true, oral HPV carries no signifcant health risks so even then you'd be over reacting.  I understand it though, everyone here on this forum has gone through on many occasions the same patterns as you are.  Good luck.  I wouldn't worry about it any more.

[soscared872]

I agree with Vandykd.

If you suspect you have warts, the first thing to do is go get a dental checkup. And don't hesitate to confide to the dentist or hygienist your fears of oral HPV.

[Mags370]

I am a mom and there is no info that you can pass it to your kids with just normal contact. In fact what I have read about oral transmission is that it would take deep french kissing to pass from one adult to another. I totally understand your fears, I have had my own but I feel that you can't change the past, just be careful within reason in the future. :)

[soscared872]

I have been reading these these threads daily since my own scare in January (hence "soscared...").

Here's my theory: Even though HPV has been around for thousands of years, and it was confirmed that the STD-variety is the most common STD, it is quite odd, in perspective, that the media has made such a big thing out of it. Just a few days ago a university in northern Florida had some controversy about some ad someone put in about the HPV danger of oral sex. And people have been having oral sex for decades / centuries! The big difference is the publicity for one, and a drug company is pushing a vaccine. I also suspect right wing social types who hate sex are also fanning the flames.

There is a video to the right saying that 50% of all men have HPV at this moment.

So barricade the doors and batten down the hatches? Run for the hills? This is not unlike the Herpes "scarlet letter" scare of the late 70s and early 80s, which morphed into the AIDS scare of the 80s and 90s.

I think this HPV scare is going to go into a frenzy. Then at some point the people will think, "wait! We've been had! This is not a new disease. This is a common part of being human."

The only way to stop catching HPV is to not have sex in the first place. But then it's at the ridiculous stage. Right now, there are a lot of "holier than thou" people who have HPV and don't know it. It may be dormant and come back later. It may never come back, which is most likely.

Okay, I'm off my soap box.

[papastathopoulos]

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