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I have been married for over 20 yrs, I am now 39. Up until last year I was monogomous with my husband.
Over the last several months I have been with multiple sexual partners (more then ten), on an ongoing and continued basis, mostly unprotected. The sexual activity involves oral, vaginal and anal sex. It is very likely this will continue into the forseeable future and possibly with more partners.
I recently have had an abnormal PAP smear and the physician believes it may be HPV, I have also developed a "rash" in my genital area near my Vagina, are these two things related?
Is this sometihng else, if so, how should I treat it?
Also since the male partners are not wearing condoms are there any other measures I can take to protect myself
Over the last several months I have been with multiple sexual partners (more then ten), on an ongoing and continued basis, mostly unprotected. The sexual activity involves oral, vaginal and anal sex. It is very likely this will continue into the forseeable future and possibly with more partners.
I recently have had an abnormal PAP smear and the physician believes it may be HPV, I have also developed a "rash" in my genital area near my Vagina, are these two things related?
Is this sometihng else, if so, how should I treat it?
Also since the male partners are not wearing condoms are there any other measures I can take to protect myself
Well.....from the posts most people are very judgemental and just think I'm some kind of loose cannon out there not concerned about these risks. I would not be on here if I was not. I am a well educated person looking to mitigate the risks given my current circumstances.....I understand people are concerned, however Im just trying to get some help here to possible prevent somethng bad from happening to me!
definitely go and be seen and get a proper work up done. you are at risk for herpes as well as many other std's from having unprotected sex with multiple partners. Odds are you aren't getting tested for herpes when you get std testing as well as your partners probably aren't either.
nothing is "complicated" when it comes to sex and protecting yourself - if you are having multiple partners whose actual std test results you aren't aware of, you are putting yourself at risk. No way to know if your hpv is a newly acquired infection or just a prior infection finally causing you detectable symptoms that were picked up on your pap test.
you should be abstaining from sex at this point until you know what is going on - with both your regular partner also any other partners.
grace
nothing is "complicated" when it comes to sex and protecting yourself - if you are having multiple partners whose actual std test results you aren't aware of, you are putting yourself at risk. No way to know if your hpv is a newly acquired infection or just a prior infection finally causing you detectable symptoms that were picked up on your pap test.
you should be abstaining from sex at this point until you know what is going on - with both your regular partner also any other partners.
grace
Medically related or not there is not further action you can do to protect your self except wear a condom. There are no other remedies besides lowering your exposure.
HPV would not present a rash that you are describing... The rash could be many things including HSV or syphilis, we can't diagnose you here but you should highly consider seeing a provider for a diagnosis before the rash heals.
If you have any questions about HPV please feel free to ask.
HPV would not present a rash that you are describing... The rash could be many things including HSV or syphilis, we can't diagnose you here but you should highly consider seeing a provider for a diagnosis before the rash heals.
If you have any questions about HPV please feel free to ask.
I have sent you a PM and would like to speak further about this situation if you are willing.
As for your medical issues yes the abnormal pap could be HPV. The rash could be HPV but unless the rash has bumps then it is probably fungial in nature. We don't give advice on treatement since we can't diagnosis. Follow up with your Dr for the rash.
As for your medical issues yes the abnormal pap could be HPV. The rash could be HPV but unless the rash has bumps then it is probably fungial in nature. We don't give advice on treatement since we can't diagnosis. Follow up with your Dr for the rash.
I can assure you this is not a "game" I am playing.........I understand the ramifications and the risks. It's a fairly complicated situation, that I'd rather not get into on this forum, as I really need to focus on the medical issues I am dealing with. If you want to discuss it "offline" however I'd be happy to do that.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
Please feel free to continue with any questions. You asked us what you could do to protect yourself and it isn't us being judgemental but more so up front and honest... there's only a few ways to protect your self, not having sex or using protection.
Also, if you were diagnosed with HPV you now have an obligation to tell your future partners. Although they have have come in contact with the virus already there is also the chance they have not and with you not wanting to wear protection your transmitting that virus adn therefore they will continue to transmit it to any future partners they may have.
you should consider a full STD panel if you haven't already done so