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clear virus even if no warts?
Can somebody please help me understand what is going on. Please understand my need for a long post. I really need your help. I am desperate for answers that the doctors just aren't giving me. I had unprotected vaginal and oral sex with a man I trust. We had both previously been in very long term relationships so were confident we were clear of stds. But nearly three weeks later I had an array of horrible symptoms which I believe to be herpes (although no blisters) I have posted about this on the herpes forum. However I noticed a small tissue like bump at the entrance to my vagina which looks and feels like normal tissue. It has grown over the last two months since I first noticed it to become long and floppy but there is also another couple of smaller harder bumps near it which are starting to grow out the same way. I also have many very small hard bumps at the entrance and inside, as well as another couple of areas that are just like more gathered fleshy tissue with similar consistency to the long one but they are more like flaps like elephant ears. This has all just happened since the couple of encounters with this man. I have been seen by doctors who say it is normal tissue and not warts as it isn't wart like in appearance and I must have just not noticed it until now! This is completely untrue as I was completely smooth before and I have watched these appear and grow. They will not biopsy me to check as they say there is no need. But this has just appeared! Too much of a coincidence! My questions are does anybody think this is warts as I am sure it is because it can't be anything else? Could it be anything else? And the BIG question is if this man has previously been in a relationship of four years and him and his girlfriend never showed any signs of warts can he still have it and pass it to me? I've read that the body clears the virus in two years so if he's never had symptoms and his girlfriend didn't either is it therefore possible or impossible for him to give me warts. Even if he contracted it at the start of that relationship from his girlfriend who had no warts and showed no signs of warts himself but still had the virus would his body have cleared it by now so he can't pass it on? I hope this makes sense. Sorry for the complicated post but I am so exhausted with all this and just desperate for somebody to help me because the doctors are just closing doors in my face and not helping. I'm hoping someone knowledgeable out there can help answer my questions. Thank you.
Thank you for your help. I will ask again for biopsy and if not then I will ask if there is anyone they know of who will do it privately for me. I need to know what is changing my body!
I don't know. You have two options at this point I guess. The first is to post on the "Ask An Expert" Forum under "STDs". For $20 one of the researchers will respond to you and it's great knowledge which will help you a lot. The second is to demand a biopsy and also a complete rundown of all the things it could be. Without seeing them, and not being doctors ourselves on this forum, there is nothing more that can be done here.
If it's not skin tags then I wouldn't even know what to conjecture. I really want to believe the doctors since four all said the same thing. But you need to know so best be all over it. If you find out, please post here. I'd be interested to know the answer. Good luck.
If it's not skin tags then I wouldn't even know what to conjecture. I really want to believe the doctors since four all said the same thing. But you need to know so best be all over it. If you find out, please post here. I'd be interested to know the answer. Good luck.
I've been searching and searching and can't find anything else that causes growths on the skin from sexual contact. Does anybody have a list of stds that cause growths? I'm trying to discover what my growths are if they are not warts. It can't be normal tissue that has just decided to grow so I'm looking for answers. I'm still pretty certain it's warts though and the doctors have misdiagnosed.
I'm convinced it's warts because they only started to appear after that sexual contact. One dermatologist and a couple of other doctors were quick to dismiss it as warts but I am convinced they are wrong. I know that sounds mad and if I read this post I'd say stop being paranoid and believe the doctors, but I know my body very well and I know it is changing and nobody will help me find out what it is. I've asked for biopsies for peace of mind if nothing else but they won't do it. So I'm here looking for people who may have had confirmed warts that fit my description or people who can suggest what else it could be! Thank you for your input. I wish doctors were as nice as people on forums!
Well, the experts say that a lot of normal body tissue or benign growths can be confused with warts. Skin tags are the most common probably as well as pearly penile papules in men (I forget if they have a different name but there must be the same thing in women. I do know they are also found on the lips of some people because I have them and freaked for months they were lips warts!), but also moluscum contagiosum and cysts as well. There are probably more too.
If you've seen four dermatologists and they are all saying the same thing, then you should start listening to them. Still, I stand by what I said earlier and will also add a herpes suggestion as well. Go and get a blood test for herpes antibodies. That's what I did when I thought I might have herpes. They took my blood and tested for herpes anitbodies. There wouldn't be any if you hadn't been exposed (I've never had cold sores even). Also, with the HPV fears, just have them biopsy the damn tissue even if only for your own peace of mind. You'll be so glad you did. I wish I would've done that when I got my first wart. Of course, I've had many more since then, but the derm talked me out of it the first two times and I wasn't convinced I had it at that time. It would've helped out a lot to just know one way or the other. Still, don't worry about it. They are probably right and you are wrong and if you turn out to be right then this will all be a crappy memory two years from now or less. It's all good.
If you've seen four dermatologists and they are all saying the same thing, then you should start listening to them. Still, I stand by what I said earlier and will also add a herpes suggestion as well. Go and get a blood test for herpes antibodies. That's what I did when I thought I might have herpes. They took my blood and tested for herpes anitbodies. There wouldn't be any if you hadn't been exposed (I've never had cold sores even). Also, with the HPV fears, just have them biopsy the damn tissue even if only for your own peace of mind. You'll be so glad you did. I wish I would've done that when I got my first wart. Of course, I've had many more since then, but the derm talked me out of it the first two times and I wasn't convinced I had it at that time. It would've helped out a lot to just know one way or the other. Still, don't worry about it. They are probably right and you are wrong and if you turn out to be right then this will all be a crappy memory two years from now or less. It's all good.
Thank you so much for replying. I am so lost with nobody helping me. I have been to four doctors who all said it doesn't look like warts and I must have just not noticed it until now. I asked for biopsy but they all said no it is not needed in their opinion as it doesn't look like abnormal tissue. It is reassuring to hear that the guy couldn't have the wart virus if he and his girlfriend didn't have any signs in all that time. But I just don't understand what these growths are then and why they just started appearing after being with him. Also concerned about warts at the back of my throat from oral sex but I am also concerned this is herpes too due to a lot of other symptoms. As you can probably tell I'm going through a tough time at the minute. Thank you. Any advice and knowledge is very helpful to me at the minute. I'd love to know if anybody has an idea what these growths could be. Or indeed if anybody has had warts that are long and floppy? Can the vaginal tissue just grow into extended pieces? I am very scared of the changes in my body that I can do nothing about.
Hello puzzle, you came to the right place. Not so much for a concrete answer to your question but to a place where you will find a whole bunch of folks with the same issues and also a bit better perspective on things than you have when you first arrive.
The short answer to your question is that, yes, it does sound a bit weird, but it also doesn't sound exactly like warts. At the same time, you know your body best and if it's new growth it's new growth. I won't say for sure it is warts because it could be skin tags as well but I don't know much about them such as if they grow spontaneously or not.
Your boyfriend probably doesn' have warts if he indeed has been with only one person in four years and that girlfriend also with no one else. The virus has been shown to be dealt with by the body in a maximum of three years for a small number of strains (and not the wart strains I believe) and usually in two years max with an average of somewhere between 9 months and somewhat over a year. It is unlikely that he or you would be contagious after four years.
My advice to you is to go and get it biopsied. Don't take no for an answer and make them do it. You are the patient after all and it's not just about HPV, it's about sound mental health as well. Not only that, you are holding money in your hand so that trumps all else. Make your dermatologist do it or find someone who will. Then, if the results come back negative, trust that and go on with your life. If they are not negative, well, then come on back to this forum and we'll all give you some awesome perspectives and some love and it'll be all good in the end. First, you should get them biopsied. I'd go to someone new as a fresh set of eyes would be good at this point as well. Good luck.
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The short answer to your question is that, yes, it does sound a bit weird, but it also doesn't sound exactly like warts. At the same time, you know your body best and if it's new growth it's new growth. I won't say for sure it is warts because it could be skin tags as well but I don't know much about them such as if they grow spontaneously or not.
Your boyfriend probably doesn' have warts if he indeed has been with only one person in four years and that girlfriend also with no one else. The virus has been shown to be dealt with by the body in a maximum of three years for a small number of strains (and not the wart strains I believe) and usually in two years max with an average of somewhere between 9 months and somewhat over a year. It is unlikely that he or you would be contagious after four years.
My advice to you is to go and get it biopsied. Don't take no for an answer and make them do it. You are the patient after all and it's not just about HPV, it's about sound mental health as well. Not only that, you are holding money in your hand so that trumps all else. Make your dermatologist do it or find someone who will. Then, if the results come back negative, trust that and go on with your life. If they are not negative, well, then come on back to this forum and we'll all give you some awesome perspectives and some love and it'll be all good in the end. First, you should get them biopsied. I'd go to someone new as a fresh set of eyes would be good at this point as well. Good luck.
Cheers
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