1/4/2005 3:52:12 AM
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first, you should always inform before
you have sex since condoms do not
protect completely against hpv, they do
lower the likelyhood but hpv is passed
thru skin to skin contact so any
contact, even if it isnt intercourse
can still pass the virus. hope this
helps.
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1/4/2005 8:12:52 AM
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The fact is that you have hpv. If you
don't select single, you will pass the
hpv to your partner even using condoms,
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1/4/2005 8:40:06 AM
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So you have hpv..... big deal..so does
everyone else. You dont want-to wind
up obsessing about this. One girl
posts over and over again ppoor soul.
She should stop obsessing about hpv
an get a life
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1/4/2005 9:19:18 AM
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I say dont bother telling.Just beware
of other std's and play safe.
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1/4/2005 9:50:51 AM
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please dont listen to the advice
above. i am sure you were at least a
little upset when your first partner
lied to you, fact is if you know and
you dont inform then you are lying to
your future partners and relationships
should be built on trust. you would
want to be informed, give them the same
courtesy. most of the time, it is guys
saying "dont tell" b/c it doesnt usu.
affect them, not saying thats always
the case, but seems common.
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1/4/2005 9:52:30 AM
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so... out of curiosity, which "poor
soul" are you talking about anyways?
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1/4/2005 11:00:59 AM
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You dont have symptoms so dont even
stress about it. The longer you go
between sex partners the less likely
this junk spreads
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1/4/2005 11:13:47 PM
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I feel like most responses are leaning
towards telling my new partners, and I
am okay with that. To the person who
said I have hpv, how do you know that?
I would love to take a test to prove
it either way, but afaik there is no
definitive testing method out there.
Regardless, what exactly do I tell
people:
a) i have hpv
b) i most likely have hpv
c) i have had unprotected sex with
people with hpv and have never shown
symptoms, but could have it myself
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1/5/2005 1:57:55 AM
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Hold up. You haven't had symptoms, so
be thankful and assume your immune
system kept you unaffected. Most
people have it and don't know it.
Suppose you tell someone who has it and
doesn't know and they run away? Not
fair to you - and you probably don't
even have it. Take this as a learning
experience and be SAFE. There are way
worse things out there.
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1/5/2005 4:00:27 AM
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you can request an hpv dna test to tell
if you have it. talk to your doctor
about it. until you find out for sure,
i would tell ppl that you have been
exposed and that you MAY have it. the
poster above is correct that your
immune system may keep it from
affecting you but you still carry it
(if you have it) and can still pass it
to others. it is important to inform,
but i would check with your doctor to
find out whether you have it or not.
hope this helps
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1/6/2005 6:17:22 PM
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i have checked with walk-in clinic
doctors SEVERAL times and they all say
there is no test for hpv. i guess i'll
go to my family doctor and ask her -
what a fun convo that's going to be.
let you all know how it turns out.
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1/6/2005 10:10:02 PM
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good luck! i hope you get good news.
if your family doctor doesnt have it, a
gynolcologist will. i dont think walk
in clinics like planned parenthood
offer anything specialized like dna
testing, they are pretty much the quick
and easy std test and free birth
control. you need to see a real gyn to
get accurate answers. i hope it goes
well for ya.
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1/21/2005 2:47:25 AM
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It just seems so bizarre that so may
people have different information from
their doctors - its very disheartening
to read - - hey its all good it will
go away - and the hear dude its for
life deal with it
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1/21/2005 8:59:11 AM
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the reason there is so much diff info
is b/c drs dont know for sure. some
ppl will constantly fight hpv, also
there are cases where they find widows
who havent had intercourse in yrs all
of a sudden start showing hpv, meaning
the virus had to be dormant for several
yrs. this leads ppl to believe it is
lifelong. then some ppl never have
another problem with it, leading some
to say that it ISNT lifelong. it may
be that in some ppl it is, in others it
isnt.
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1/25/2005 6:49:12 PM
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i agree with the above response, it
took me 5 yrs to get my first wart,
now im treating it, hopefully this
will be the end and even though the
virus is still in my body, maybe i
wont have any more outbreaks, guess i
will have to wait and see, wish me
luck..
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1/25/2005 7:19:06 PM
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good luck
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