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Herpes and HPV
I searched numerous threads but could not locate answers to these questions:
1) Can one have HSV 1 on one's gentitals AND HSV 1 orally? Based on my understanding of the literature, the virus attaches to the spine, therefore having symptoms on both locations is not possible.
2) If a female (over 30) is diagnosed with HPV High Risk 6, is it worthwhile to get the HPV vaccine? Not only to prevent other HPV types, but also to possibly affect the existing HPV High Risk 6. I recognize research on this area is limited.
3) What does the literature claim about the likelihood in contracting HSV 1 AND 2 on one's genitals (or even orally)? Some articles seem vague and unclear.
4) My understanding is that the HPV vaccine will prevent 90% of HPV strains that may cause genital warts. Is this information correct?
5) If a female has contracted HPV high risk type, is there a strong likelihood that the outbreak of gential warts will be reduced over time? Does any anti-viral medication exist or in trial periods?
6) Are there any recent studies on diagnosing and treating HPV in men?
Thanks again for taking the time to answer mine and others questions. I am currently residing in Asia, and have limited access to reputable and credible information.
1) Can one have HSV 1 on one's gentitals AND HSV 1 orally? Based on my understanding of the literature, the virus attaches to the spine, therefore having symptoms on both locations is not possible.
2) If a female (over 30) is diagnosed with HPV High Risk 6, is it worthwhile to get the HPV vaccine? Not only to prevent other HPV types, but also to possibly affect the existing HPV High Risk 6. I recognize research on this area is limited.
3) What does the literature claim about the likelihood in contracting HSV 1 AND 2 on one's genitals (or even orally)? Some articles seem vague and unclear.
4) My understanding is that the HPV vaccine will prevent 90% of HPV strains that may cause genital warts. Is this information correct?
5) If a female has contracted HPV high risk type, is there a strong likelihood that the outbreak of gential warts will be reduced over time? Does any anti-viral medication exist or in trial periods?
6) Are there any recent studies on diagnosing and treating HPV in men?
Thanks again for taking the time to answer mine and others questions. I am currently residing in Asia, and have limited access to reputable and credible information.
1) Can one have HSV 1 on one's gentitals AND HSV 1 orally? Based on my understanding of the literature, the virus attaches to the spine, therefore having symptoms on both locations is not possible.
yes you can contract it both orally and genitally around the same time. If you are making out with someone who is shedding the virus and then they perform oral sex on you - it's possible to have it both locations even if you don't get obvious cold sores to know it. Unfortunately not a lot of study on this but one study showed that 1/4 of folks had it both orally and genitally - the other was higher. Both studies looked only for the appearance of obvious cold sores within a few months of the genital diagnosis - neither did any oral swabbing to look for active shedding of hsv1 orally ( most folks who contract hsv1 orally never get obvious cold sores to know they are infected ).
2) If a female (over 30) is diagnosed with HPV High Risk 6, is it worthwhile to get the HPV vaccine? Not only to prevent other HPV types, but also to possibly affect the existing HPV High Risk 6. I recognize research on this area is limited.
Currently in the US gardasil vaccine is only approved for women 26 and under I believe it is. There has been published research on its effectiveness in women up to 45 but so far they haven't sought out FDA approval for it yet so that insurances will cover it. No idea how it all works in asia though. Hpv 6 is a low risk - almost always an external genital wart. Yes the vaccine would still be beneficial if the female didn't have a long term partner and wanted to protect herself against the 2 leading cancer causing types of hpv.
3) What does the literature claim about the likelihood in contracting HSV 1 AND 2 on one's genitals (or even orally)? Some articles seem vague and unclear.
Only about 5% of folks have hsv1 and hsv2 genitally according to the only study I've seen that specifically looked at that. With more folks getting hsv1 genitally under 30 now - it should be interesting to see if that number increases in the next 20 years or so. Only 3% of all oral herpes infections are due to hsv2. You can have hsv2 orally and genitally but most folks only have it genitally.
4) My understanding is that the HPV vaccine will prevent 90% of HPV strains that may cause genital warts. Is this information correct?
I encourage you to visit the gardasil website for info on their vaccine - http://www.gardasil.com/
5) If a female has contracted HPV high risk type, is there a strong likelihood that the outbreak of gential warts will be reduced over time? Does any anti-viral medication exist or in trial periods?
You can use aldara or immuquod to topically treat warts. They both work by getting your own body to speed up the process that gets rid of the warts. Even if you don't ever treat warts - they will eventually go away on their own though you risk spreading them on yourself and to others if you don't treat them.
6) Are there any recent studies on diagnosing and treating HPV in men?
Yep - pubmed.gov is all the published info. There's been a heck of a lot of hpv study in both males and females in the last 5 years and still more to come.
grace
yes you can contract it both orally and genitally around the same time. If you are making out with someone who is shedding the virus and then they perform oral sex on you - it's possible to have it both locations even if you don't get obvious cold sores to know it. Unfortunately not a lot of study on this but one study showed that 1/4 of folks had it both orally and genitally - the other was higher. Both studies looked only for the appearance of obvious cold sores within a few months of the genital diagnosis - neither did any oral swabbing to look for active shedding of hsv1 orally ( most folks who contract hsv1 orally never get obvious cold sores to know they are infected ).
2) If a female (over 30) is diagnosed with HPV High Risk 6, is it worthwhile to get the HPV vaccine? Not only to prevent other HPV types, but also to possibly affect the existing HPV High Risk 6. I recognize research on this area is limited.
Currently in the US gardasil vaccine is only approved for women 26 and under I believe it is. There has been published research on its effectiveness in women up to 45 but so far they haven't sought out FDA approval for it yet so that insurances will cover it. No idea how it all works in asia though. Hpv 6 is a low risk - almost always an external genital wart. Yes the vaccine would still be beneficial if the female didn't have a long term partner and wanted to protect herself against the 2 leading cancer causing types of hpv.
3) What does the literature claim about the likelihood in contracting HSV 1 AND 2 on one's genitals (or even orally)? Some articles seem vague and unclear.
Only about 5% of folks have hsv1 and hsv2 genitally according to the only study I've seen that specifically looked at that. With more folks getting hsv1 genitally under 30 now - it should be interesting to see if that number increases in the next 20 years or so. Only 3% of all oral herpes infections are due to hsv2. You can have hsv2 orally and genitally but most folks only have it genitally.
4) My understanding is that the HPV vaccine will prevent 90% of HPV strains that may cause genital warts. Is this information correct?
I encourage you to visit the gardasil website for info on their vaccine - http://www.gardasil.com/
5) If a female has contracted HPV high risk type, is there a strong likelihood that the outbreak of gential warts will be reduced over time? Does any anti-viral medication exist or in trial periods?
You can use aldara or immuquod to topically treat warts. They both work by getting your own body to speed up the process that gets rid of the warts. Even if you don't ever treat warts - they will eventually go away on their own though you risk spreading them on yourself and to others if you don't treat them.
6) Are there any recent studies on diagnosing and treating HPV in men?
Yep - pubmed.gov is all the published info. There's been a heck of a lot of hpv study in both males and females in the last 5 years and still more to come.
grace
in regards to the HSV u'd do well to pay $15 and address ur questions under ask the doctor forumDrs.Hook and Handsfield know their stuff!HPV 6 is not high risk..it is a low risk strain that is wart bearing!HPV 16 and 18 r common high risk strains...i have the high risk!so ask the docs here ok?on left side of this page go under ask the doctor and go!
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