oral hpv

[kinse]

8 months ago i sleep with a sex worker vaginaly and oraly without a condom dumb of course was drunk. since then i went went on a rampage for like six months testing for everything like hiv,syhp,clam,gono,hep b,c herp1,2 even did a complete blood count everything normal.it had big tramatic effect on me menatly and psyicaly.In the last 3 months been having sore throat on and off on regular basis and lately and now some upper jaw pain and ear pain on and off and been having some lips feel like burning a bit may be from looking so much in my mouth for something been strecting them so much.got so worried of oral hpv went to two different ent and dentist and my general doctor told  me could not find any thing one the ent  with a scope visual said lpr acid reflux. i was still worried it mostly takes up most of my day looking online about oral hpv it takes up most of my time in the day now. here my question for you.  1 my sore throat ear pain with jaw pain can be connected  to oral hpv with going to ent twice  and dentist twice in three months. i do have litte whit dots on my lips not sure how long they been there maybe fordyce spots my younger sister has a couple to but mine are way more can that be causing lips burning a bit not much will go derm to make sure 3checking my mouth so much lately i notice and white abrasion looking  close to gums behind my teeth lower jaw is it to early to cause lesion when should i go dentist to go get it check out it only been acouple days now maybe from flossing to hard, thats what my sister said.what can i do to make sure i dont pass it on to my childern no kissing or touching any advice will help just very worried want to live  a long life and learn from my mistake. thanks for your help

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

With only 25 minutes from my reply above to this comment, I doubt you have had time to read and absorb the other 3 threads.  Please do that.

With only ~10,000 cases of HPV-related throat cancer per year in the entire country, and most of those in people age 50+, worrying about this is like worrying about getting hit by lightning:  not worth the emotional effort.

Some of your symptoms may occur in some cases of throat cancer, but only in advanced stages that would be instantaneously diagnosed by an ENT doc.  And of course the identical symptoms occur in a large number of other conditions, mostly not at all serious.  I would guess that among all people with symptoms like yours, fewer than 1 in a million have throat cancer as the explanation.

In other words, simple logical analysis tells you this isn't something to be worried about.  So that will be all for this thread.

[kinse]

thank you for reassurane one the reason i was so worried when you look on line and see my symptoms are connected to head and neck cancer like sore throat and ear pain. don't want to be like micheal douglas going to for six months and finding out have stage four cancer i know it takes many years just want tio be on the right path from now on thank you any reply would be apperciated

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

Welcome to the forum.

I'll try to help.  Fears like yours are not unusual these days, as a result of much media attention to throat cancer and its relation to HPV-16, one of the sexually transmitted HPV types.  However, the problem is far less common than you might assume.

That said, your concern about oral HPV is misplaced; you should not be at all worried.  Oral HPV causes no symptoms; there is no chance such an infection explains the pain you are experiencing in your throat, lips, or anywhere else.  Further, when two ENT specialists find no evidence of oral HPV, you can be certain it's not a problem.  Here are three other threads that go into these issues in great detail.  You should find the information quite reassuring.  Please let me know if you have any brief follow-up questions after you have read them:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/STDs/HPV-and-oral-cancer-risk-in-male/show/1181303
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/STDs/HPV-and-oral-sex/show/1515473
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/STDs/Oral-HPV-Cancer-Risk/show/151287

Regards--  HHH, MD

[H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D.]

Glad to have helped.  Take care.

[kinse]

thank you very much and i will absorb your thread and try hard to sink in my head totally. it will take some time but every day i'm getting better and re assurance from a great doctor like you helps  a lot. your concern and knowledge for people helps me feel better.knowledge is power  and always makes you feel better