what is hpv?

i know its sexually transmitted but what are the symptoms?

 

most of the time there are no signs of HPV. This is why it spreads like a wild fire. If you have a low immune system you could break out with little painless warts. Some strains can give you cervical cancer. The only way to test for HPV is through a pap smear. There are no ways to check for HPV in males unless he has a break out. HPV is not that big of a deal. Most people's immune systems correct the problem. I was told by my doctor that 80% of sexually active people have this and most of these people don't even know they have it. I hope I helped. My asshole x b/f cheated on me and in the process gave me hpv. i'm waiting on my immune system to correct the problem. I'm doing everything i can to help the process.

 

The warts can look like little raised bumps, they can be pink or skin colored and they don't hurt. You can go to a gynocologist and get acid put on them and some imiquimod cream to use 3 times a week until they go away. If you have them, don't shave over them because you can risk cutting them open and they will spread. If you have mysterious bumps, have them looked at.
And, like Bumble said, some strains cause cervical cancer.
If you think you have HPV, go to your HD and get a pap smear. They'll be able to tell you for sure if you have it or not.

 

Plus with the strain that causes genital warts, you could have the warts on the wall of your vagina or on your cervix, a place where someone might not even know they are there. So there's another good reason to get a yearly pap.

 

i guess it just really scares me that things like this are even a question. 3 of my best friends found out they have HPV our senior year. One of them had to have her lady stuff removed because she actually had cervical cancer already. another of them might not be able to have kids. and the other one has to tell every guy she dates that she could give them something. this is such a huge problem right now, but its like no one is really even aware of it. did you know that if you have more than 4 unprotected sexual partners, you're pretty much garunteed to have it, or have slept with someone who has it? SCARY! i dunno. i guess i just really want to stress how important it is to let people know about HPV before they have it.

 

yeah...i get to have skin removed off of my cervix next month because i was lied to and got hpv from an asshole who was just to freaking horny to tell the truth and take the risk of not getting laid after getting no action for years. Ya know and it's not fair because I can just not be that shitty and not tell people about it and it is really humiliating for me to have to tell people I am dating about that. suprinsingly men are fine with it and educated abotu it but god what a fucking douche ya know? it's the equavilant of rape when somone keeps that info from you and changes your life because he's fucking desperate.

 

THATS CRAZY!

AAAAH! Im not going to have sex with someone without KNOWING for sure.I will tell him "If you really care about me enough, then let's see you get an STD test".

If he wont' do it, he is not worth my time.

 

As has already been said, a man can have it and not know it. They can't really tell for him if he doesn't show any symptoms (warts).

 

Do you have dysplasia or cervical cancer? Sorry if that's none of my business or whatever, I was just curious. (I have HPV)
I think if someone KNOWS they have a type of STD/I and fails to let his or her partner know about it, the partner should be able to take legal action.

 

I have dysplasia. my body corrected it before, but it returned. does this mean that I contracted hpv again or I still have the hpv, but it made the dysplasia return? I just want it to go away. I cry about it all the time. I would so vote for a law to throw people in jail for passing an std on to someone. can't you get attempted murder or something for passing on HIV? I can't look at my x the same because of this. the most ridiculous thing is that I see these infected people have sex with everyone and spread hpv like a wild fire.

moon flower, you may want to look into getting a c-section just to be on the safe side. I got the info from http://www.womenshealthchannel.com/cervicaldysplasia/symptoms.shtml .

 

Maybe your body didn't totally rid itself of the HPV?
The way my doctor explained HPV to me, you're never totally rid of it....or maybe that's just how I took what she said.

I asked my doctor/s about it (a c-section) and all 4 of them have said that the type of HPV spots I have won't affect my baby. I am getting treatments for them, and all is looking pretty clear, but had I not done anything about it, I didn't have the kind that will hurt baby.
I think I have 2 different types of HPV. I have dysplasia (a moderate to severe case of it) and visible spots. Or, maybe one strain can cause both of those?

 

Well that's good that it won't hurt Alexis. It always scared me that I wouldn't be able to have children without any complications, but now I know this isn't the truth. I'm not sure if you would have one or two strains. this is still fairly new to me and I'm trying my best to educate myself about this condition. My dysplasia is mild so it's not too bad. I just worry that it will get worse.

 

I have dysplazia. he slept with somone years ago who had dysplasia previously and unfortunatley did not let me know. I have a company that offeres the best medical coverage inthe country so im fine and dont have to pay for treatments and the doctors are nice. i was so ashamed at first.

I have no desire to take legal action, it's not a big deal. I mean I was uneducated and learned a lot and learning to be not so trusting as quickly was good for me and now he HOPEFULLY knows to tell other girls in the future that he has been exposed in the past. so maybe i was a public service project d:

I don't have sex regularly because I am seeing two people right now (they both have an idea) and am sometimes conflicted about it. I have slept with both of them (one does not want to wear a condom-he's snipped but at least he's informed and I can see him potentially as somone I end up with so it's okay with me) and the other person I am seeing is super careful and we don't have oral sex in case he does get infected and no signs show and vice versa...which is just fine for me!

 

Just be careful hun. boys lie, so I would ALWAYS make him wear a condom. you don't want anything else.

 

I can't see him lying. I'm only the person he's slept with besides his ex wives, he just understands that being apart and having a huge age difference kind deplete's his ability of meeting my expectations so the agreement is I get to date other people but he doesn't want to know about it. I think that's really secure of him but now I can't sleep with the person I am dating down here after sleeping with the person i am seeing up there. I hate it, it feels crappy but I think by nature people are designed to love the one they're psychically with, it's just natural.

 

I'm dumbfounded that you would be having unprotected sex. Not only for your own protection but for the fact that you could be passing it on.

Doesn't it make you wonder what he has if it doesn't matter to him if he wears a condom? He might or might not have slept with anyone but his ex-wives, but who did they sleep with?

Just things to think about.

 

Well wont you be giving hpv to your bed mate if he doesnt use a condom?

 

he 'gets nervous' ...condoms make it worse, actually I am thinking it would make it impossible.

I have never had an hpv outbreak or warts. It's a weird situation between the two of us but lol I know he's not sleeping with anyone else, he hardly has time to sleep with me, hence the other person I am seeing. I never told him I was seeing someone else but he never asked and the status of our relationship is pretty undefined. I see no reason to be faithful unless someone puts in the neccesary effort and is really clear about what they want. I see myself pretty much as single unless I have a ring on my finger telling me otherwise or at least an offer.

 

It can be spread even with condom use.

 

yeah youre ruight, I forgot about that. But its a lower risk iof you use a condom... and of course there is that whole asypmptomatic shedding thing