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HPV and getting married
Hi Doctor,
In Jan 2011 I had a two day thing with a girl from far away (oral unprotected and intercourse protected). I did not know until later that she had HPV. After two weeks I developed some bumps in the pubic area and also a little later developed two small raised bumps on the bottom of penis really small. When I asked she confirmed it was about two years ago. My bumps in the pubic area went away in a few months (2-4 months) but the two small dots on the penis remained and I used finger nails to peel one of at about 5 month period and the other one remained but I peeled the other one of now ( a little painful while peeling it off). Rewindinf to one month mark, I went to two doctors office and showed the bumps to the doctors and asked them if it looked like an STD (mainly HPV or Herpes) and they said they can't tell until tests are done. Obviously there's no test for HPV. But anyway there was no test results for HPV but everything else including Herpes 1 and 2 were negative. After that they still did not tell me what it was. Do you think it is HPV?? I am really concerned about marrying now. How to disclose if I have HPV and what's the best way to prevent transmission.
Would it be 100% effective If I wear boxers and also condom?
She is 25 now so can I have her take the vaccine available and would she be protected? I am 27 and 10 months .. can I also take the vaccine now .. how effective.
What are the things I should look out for in future for my health. I might be pre diabetic right now .. so how would this affect one another?
In Jan 2011 I had a two day thing with a girl from far away (oral unprotected and intercourse protected). I did not know until later that she had HPV. After two weeks I developed some bumps in the pubic area and also a little later developed two small raised bumps on the bottom of penis really small. When I asked she confirmed it was about two years ago. My bumps in the pubic area went away in a few months (2-4 months) but the two small dots on the penis remained and I used finger nails to peel one of at about 5 month period and the other one remained but I peeled the other one of now ( a little painful while peeling it off). Rewindinf to one month mark, I went to two doctors office and showed the bumps to the doctors and asked them if it looked like an STD (mainly HPV or Herpes) and they said they can't tell until tests are done. Obviously there's no test for HPV. But anyway there was no test results for HPV but everything else including Herpes 1 and 2 were negative. After that they still did not tell me what it was. Do you think it is HPV?? I am really concerned about marrying now. How to disclose if I have HPV and what's the best way to prevent transmission.
Would it be 100% effective If I wear boxers and also condom?
She is 25 now so can I have her take the vaccine available and would she be protected? I am 27 and 10 months .. can I also take the vaccine now .. how effective.
What are the things I should look out for in future for my health. I might be pre diabetic right now .. so how would this affect one another?
I'm waiting please
Can some one pls help, appreciated
Hi Sorry I did not reply back as I had asked the same question to the doctor on STD expert forum.
But I appreciate your reply so much.
I have updates on my case. If you have time please reply.
Ok, the last time (original question .. two bumps) I peeled them off with nails and it took some force and no white puss or something was seen ... it was pretty hard as you describe. But after I got doctor's answer I had another bump on top of penis shaft (in the middle) but that looked more with white outer covering and when peeled with some force it came off and maybe a little puss. But now again exactly two days ago (maybe 20-25 days later) I got another bump on top of penis shaft slightly to the right of the previous one and it is still there I tried peeling it off but it is hard but I did not apply lot of force and I actually want to get this one biopsied. I dont have health insurance and I went a doctors place where they accept cash but he told me he doesn't have biopsy equipment (also he seems like a quack) because last time he tried to order test for HPV and when lab told its not there he told oh HPV doesn't have tests for males. Then next time I told him can he do biopsy and he said no equipment. Can someone pls tell me where I can get the biopsy done by paying cash and not so expensive place in Los Angeles area. Thanks.
But I appreciate your reply so much.
I have updates on my case. If you have time please reply.
Ok, the last time (original question .. two bumps) I peeled them off with nails and it took some force and no white puss or something was seen ... it was pretty hard as you describe. But after I got doctor's answer I had another bump on top of penis shaft (in the middle) but that looked more with white outer covering and when peeled with some force it came off and maybe a little puss. But now again exactly two days ago (maybe 20-25 days later) I got another bump on top of penis shaft slightly to the right of the previous one and it is still there I tried peeling it off but it is hard but I did not apply lot of force and I actually want to get this one biopsied. I dont have health insurance and I went a doctors place where they accept cash but he told me he doesn't have biopsy equipment (also he seems like a quack) because last time he tried to order test for HPV and when lab told its not there he told oh HPV doesn't have tests for males. Then next time I told him can he do biopsy and he said no equipment. Can someone pls tell me where I can get the biopsy done by paying cash and not so expensive place in Los Angeles area. Thanks.
1. i would like to know, how did you peel it off? Did you FORCEFULLY picked it off or you just gently picked it off like an acne and it just ruptured?
2. what did you see when you picked it off? Was it ruptured and turned into something white puss, or it was still solid?
Because a wart doesn't have anything inside it, it's 100% solid. Just think of it like this: if you have a rock gripped to your skin and you forcefully pulled it out, it won't change to anything liquid, it would still look like a rock, right? That's wart. It won't rupture into something like white puss.
So when you had some bumps that you can easily pulled out and they ruptured like acne, they aren't genital warts. Genital warts shouldnt be able to be popped out easily and they won't rupture into white puss either..
3. Have you ever asked your sexual partner whom gave you HPV if she had ever seen any wart recurrence after she got HPV 2 years ago? Because if she never had any wart anymore since the last time she get treated, she shouldn't be contagious and you shouldnt get HPV from her. Of course anybody can lie, it's very possible she lied about her HPV situations..(for example, she got it 6 months ago but she told you it was 2 years ago)
4. The thing about you had these 2 bumps in your genital hair area that gone by itself in just 2-4 months explained that it might not be genital wart. A wart, if left untreated, need time longer than that to just gone by itself.
5. What do you mean by you had these 2 bumps in the bottom of your penis? Do you mean near the base of your penis shaft or near your penis head? Because if it's near your penis head, it's very unlikely for a wart to "spread" from your genital hair area into near of your penis head
Now you better answer all of my detailed questions above, so I can investigate further, because to be honest I think you actually never had genital warts. They might be another STD though like molluscum contagiosum or just a bacterial infection like brutus or folliculistis (come from unhygienic cream/liquid, i.e. let's say your sex partner unhygienic vagina infected your hair follicles, etc. etc.). However i'm aware that your bumps disappeared after several months, bacterial infection should just gone within 1-3 weeks...so maybe another STD, not sure, you better ask dermatologist when it comes back..
Also you have to understand that 50-80% sexually active people have HPV, just most of them never showed symptoms. You must remember that a lot of people out there who never had "ANYTHING" actually have HPV, and this is the reason why a lot of people never believed they had HPV but then their sexual partners, out of nowhere, grew genital warts...so it's likely that even though what you had wasn't genital wart but you MIGHT still have HPV strains that potentially cause cervical cancer or genital wart.
There are tons of possibilities here, who knows your own GF already have HPV, just that she's the type that never showed symptoms? Who knows she's the type who doesn't have genital wart-HPV strains but instead the high risk HPV strains that cause cervical cancer? Who knows if she never get tested by a pap smear test, etc. etc.
The best thing to do is to wait. Wait until 6 months from the last time your wart reappeared, and see if it ever reappear again. If it does, go to a dermatologist immediately and ask for biopsy. DO NOT try to pick it off again, so you will know what kind of situation are you in. If it never reappear anymore in 6 months, no matter whether you had genital wart or not, it means that by then you should be cleared up (by whatever you had, HPV, molluscum, or whatever) and you wont be contagious any longer.
It's recommended that your future wife takes HPV vaccine though.
As for "how to tell her", i can't say. Everyone is different. Some people always freak out when we tell them we have HPV, some others are understanding. Still, i dont think you had genital warts..but who knows you still have HPV even though you never had genital warts? It happened to millions of people and it can also happen to you.
In the end, don't think much about this. Just try to live healthy, try to boost your immune system with real foods, real vegetables, black tea, green tea, whatever, just google around, and try to eat in balance, and see if it ever comes back in 6 months.
And i dont think diabetes has any relation with HPV
2. what did you see when you picked it off? Was it ruptured and turned into something white puss, or it was still solid?
Because a wart doesn't have anything inside it, it's 100% solid. Just think of it like this: if you have a rock gripped to your skin and you forcefully pulled it out, it won't change to anything liquid, it would still look like a rock, right? That's wart. It won't rupture into something like white puss.
So when you had some bumps that you can easily pulled out and they ruptured like acne, they aren't genital warts. Genital warts shouldnt be able to be popped out easily and they won't rupture into white puss either..
3. Have you ever asked your sexual partner whom gave you HPV if she had ever seen any wart recurrence after she got HPV 2 years ago? Because if she never had any wart anymore since the last time she get treated, she shouldn't be contagious and you shouldnt get HPV from her. Of course anybody can lie, it's very possible she lied about her HPV situations..(for example, she got it 6 months ago but she told you it was 2 years ago)
4. The thing about you had these 2 bumps in your genital hair area that gone by itself in just 2-4 months explained that it might not be genital wart. A wart, if left untreated, need time longer than that to just gone by itself.
5. What do you mean by you had these 2 bumps in the bottom of your penis? Do you mean near the base of your penis shaft or near your penis head? Because if it's near your penis head, it's very unlikely for a wart to "spread" from your genital hair area into near of your penis head
Now you better answer all of my detailed questions above, so I can investigate further, because to be honest I think you actually never had genital warts. They might be another STD though like molluscum contagiosum or just a bacterial infection like brutus or folliculistis (come from unhygienic cream/liquid, i.e. let's say your sex partner unhygienic vagina infected your hair follicles, etc. etc.). However i'm aware that your bumps disappeared after several months, bacterial infection should just gone within 1-3 weeks...so maybe another STD, not sure, you better ask dermatologist when it comes back..
Also you have to understand that 50-80% sexually active people have HPV, just most of them never showed symptoms. You must remember that a lot of people out there who never had "ANYTHING" actually have HPV, and this is the reason why a lot of people never believed they had HPV but then their sexual partners, out of nowhere, grew genital warts...so it's likely that even though what you had wasn't genital wart but you MIGHT still have HPV strains that potentially cause cervical cancer or genital wart.
There are tons of possibilities here, who knows your own GF already have HPV, just that she's the type that never showed symptoms? Who knows she's the type who doesn't have genital wart-HPV strains but instead the high risk HPV strains that cause cervical cancer? Who knows if she never get tested by a pap smear test, etc. etc.
The best thing to do is to wait. Wait until 6 months from the last time your wart reappeared, and see if it ever reappear again. If it does, go to a dermatologist immediately and ask for biopsy. DO NOT try to pick it off again, so you will know what kind of situation are you in. If it never reappear anymore in 6 months, no matter whether you had genital wart or not, it means that by then you should be cleared up (by whatever you had, HPV, molluscum, or whatever) and you wont be contagious any longer.
It's recommended that your future wife takes HPV vaccine though.
As for "how to tell her", i can't say. Everyone is different. Some people always freak out when we tell them we have HPV, some others are understanding. Still, i dont think you had genital warts..but who knows you still have HPV even though you never had genital warts? It happened to millions of people and it can also happen to you.
In the end, don't think much about this. Just try to live healthy, try to boost your immune system with real foods, real vegetables, black tea, green tea, whatever, just google around, and try to eat in balance, and see if it ever comes back in 6 months.
And i dont think diabetes has any relation with HPV
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