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HPV and ORAL SEX CONCERNS
I am a 37 year old male. I recently received unprotected oral sex from a 38 year old woman. I ejaculated in her mouth.
I'd like to ask:
1. If the woman is an HPV carrier, can I (or did I) get HPV from receiving oral sex?
2. What are the odds/chances of that happening, if any?
3. If the odds are slim, what are the conditions wherein i qualify for those slim odds?
4. Can a woman get HPV from an HPV carrying man via oral sex?
5. Again, what are the chances, if any?
6. And again, what are the conditions wherein a woman qualifies for those slim odds?
7. My brain has been filled with so much fear and worry. Is there anything to worry about at all? Can I stop worrying now?
I really need peace of mind. Please help me. thanks!
I'd like to ask:
1. If the woman is an HPV carrier, can I (or did I) get HPV from receiving oral sex?
2. What are the odds/chances of that happening, if any?
3. If the odds are slim, what are the conditions wherein i qualify for those slim odds?
4. Can a woman get HPV from an HPV carrying man via oral sex?
5. Again, what are the chances, if any?
6. And again, what are the conditions wherein a woman qualifies for those slim odds?
7. My brain has been filled with so much fear and worry. Is there anything to worry about at all? Can I stop worrying now?
I really need peace of mind. Please help me. thanks!
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
As implied by my reply above, genital HPV is not usually transmitted to the mouth. When it is, usually the infection remains asymptomatic, goes away, and it not further transmitted to other people.
A related discussion, Oral HPV Study was started.
Thank you!
Actually for question #4 (Can a woman get HPV from an HPV carrying man via oral sex?), what I meant was this----
If I have genital HPV, can I pass it on to the the woman who gave me oral sex?
Please advise.
Actually for question #4 (Can a woman get HPV from an HPV carrying man via oral sex?), what I meant was this----
If I have genital HPV, can I pass it on to the the woman who gave me oral sex?
Please advise.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Welcome to the STD forum.
You can relax about this. In general, oral sex is safe sex, with a much lower risk of any STD transmission than vaginal or anal sex. And HPV is not one of the STDs transmitted in this way. Few persons have oral infection with the sexually transmitted HPV strains. Genital HPV infections are acquired only by vaginal or anal sex; if there are exceptions to this rule, they are rare.
1,2) It is unlikely your partner had oral HPV and even if she did, that you were infected.
3) Irrelevant. There are no known conditions that would change the low risk.
4-6) I think you're referring to genital HPV in women acquired from her partner's mouth. My comments above are valid both for penile-oral and vaginal-oral sex and the answers the same as for questions 1-3.
7) Definitely stop worrying about this.
Please put genital HPV into perspective. If you are sexually active and have had vaginal or anal sex with more than a couple of partners, you can assume you alread have had one or more genital HPV infections. Or if not yet sexually active, that you will catch HPV in the future. Getting genital HPV is a normal, expected consequence of human sexuality. Happily, most infections remain asymptomatic and go away without ever causing harm; and vaccination can prevent infection with the most common types that cause symptomatic problems, i.e. the 2 strains responsible for most HPV related cancers and the 2 that cause most genital warts.
Regards-- HHH, MD
You can relax about this. In general, oral sex is safe sex, with a much lower risk of any STD transmission than vaginal or anal sex. And HPV is not one of the STDs transmitted in this way. Few persons have oral infection with the sexually transmitted HPV strains. Genital HPV infections are acquired only by vaginal or anal sex; if there are exceptions to this rule, they are rare.
1,2) It is unlikely your partner had oral HPV and even if she did, that you were infected.
3) Irrelevant. There are no known conditions that would change the low risk.
4-6) I think you're referring to genital HPV in women acquired from her partner's mouth. My comments above are valid both for penile-oral and vaginal-oral sex and the answers the same as for questions 1-3.
7) Definitely stop worrying about this.
Please put genital HPV into perspective. If you are sexually active and have had vaginal or anal sex with more than a couple of partners, you can assume you alread have had one or more genital HPV infections. Or if not yet sexually active, that you will catch HPV in the future. Getting genital HPV is a normal, expected consequence of human sexuality. Happily, most infections remain asymptomatic and go away without ever causing harm; and vaccination can prevent infection with the most common types that cause symptomatic problems, i.e. the 2 strains responsible for most HPV related cancers and the 2 that cause most genital warts.
Regards-- HHH, MD
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