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Contracting HPV after Hysterectomy
I am a 50 yr old female post-hysterectomy (TAH-BSO) - I obviously no longer have a cervix - and while I realize HPV can attack more areas than the cervix, I am currently HPV free.
I have a partner who I have not had vaginal nor oral sex with yet - he has recently been diagnosed with a gential wart confirmed as HPV in the VERY early stages. He is currently undergoing topcial treatment.
My questions are:
1) What is the likelihood of contracting mucosal i.e. oral or vagina HPV when his wart disappears?
2) If we elected to have unprotected sex, are my odds of contraction as likely?
3) Are doctors in general willing to provide the Garasil vaccine to a woman my age?
4) If I were able to get the Garasil vaccine series, would this protect me from vagina/oral HPV?
Thank you for your response.
I have a partner who I have not had vaginal nor oral sex with yet - he has recently been diagnosed with a gential wart confirmed as HPV in the VERY early stages. He is currently undergoing topcial treatment.
My questions are:
1) What is the likelihood of contracting mucosal i.e. oral or vagina HPV when his wart disappears?
2) If we elected to have unprotected sex, are my odds of contraction as likely?
3) Are doctors in general willing to provide the Garasil vaccine to a woman my age?
4) If I were able to get the Garasil vaccine series, would this protect me from vagina/oral HPV?
Thank you for your response.
Best Answer
They may give you gardasil. Hpv is really common and believe it or not you have had it before. 80 plus percent will get it at some time in their life. Very few show symptoms. Just bad luck for your boyfriend. It will eventually clear. Oral warts are very rare and genital warts has a higher chance but more than likely you have already been exposed to the virus and have formed an immunity. But that's just statistics. The choice and risk is yours. I wouldn't let it get between me and a girl I thought had great potential. Worst case scenario you go to dermatologist for a freezing or two.
No problem. Best of luck!
Thank you - I've done quite a bit of research myself and am in medical school - as you know, there is WAY too much conflicting info out there for this little known affliction...I'm with you - I'm not considering letting it get between us, but don't want to be totally blinded either...love and libido sometimes does that!
Best case scenerio is I had the same strain as he currently has (I also agree that I have been a carrier at one time in my life) - the evidence and research do agree that once you build antibodies against a particular strain, it can't return - at least the same type....Thank you once again for taking the time to respond.
Best case scenerio is I had the same strain as he currently has (I also agree that I have been a carrier at one time in my life) - the evidence and research do agree that once you build antibodies against a particular strain, it can't return - at least the same type....Thank you once again for taking the time to respond.
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