diagnosed 3yrs ago, no visible signs except with vinager at the doctors
so, i got diagnosed 3 yrs ago when i was 18 or 19.i was infected with all the bad strains. i had a boyfriend during 2yrs of that time and we always had condomless sex. he never showed any signs of warts either.
i rarely look inside my labia, but i did recently and i saw these small dots the size of a pin head, one was whitish inside the outer labia. not near the hair follicles or anything. they were painless, and i didnt try to mess with them. i wonder if other women have these bumps or if they are little warties. gross. i am trying not to get anxiety attacks about it cause i know they are curable to an extent. I was wondering though if plantar warts on the feet can make someone more immune or symptomless. around puberty for about 1 or 2 years i constantly had plantar warts on my feet. i tried to battle them, but they eventually just went away. my sister and brother got them too around the same age so did my father...genetic? do you think it is likely that this keeps me from getting outbreaks, if indeed what i described isnt warts? anyway, i also heard that if you get them before the ages of 21 or 22, then your body can destroy the virus, and leave you symtomless and negatively diagnosed in the future.
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1/7/2005 6:14:31 PM
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the bumps could be a normal part of your anatomy, or they could also be warts. are they raised up? if so, are they hard when you feel them or are they the same texture as the rest of your skin? as far as plantar warts go, some of it could be genetic but i imagine most of it is b/c all warts are caused by different strains of hpv and hpv is highly contagious. since you lived with people who had warts you could have caught the warts from them.
1/7/2005 6:18:41 PM
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having plantar warts should make no difference with the hpv you have now b/c they are different strains. immunity to one strain doesnt mean immunity to another. the reason you havent had an outbreak of warts is b/c you have a high risk strain, which rarely produces visible warts and much more commonly causes dysplasia on the cervix. the whiteish area should be checked by a gyno to rule out any dysplasia, as this can also occur on the labia.
1/7/2005 6:22:29 PM
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as far as the rumor about getting it young, many believe this b/c the immune system is usually much stronger when we are younger. there is much debate over whether the virus is ever trully gone or if your body simply suppresses it to such low numbers that it doesnt affect you. to be safe though, many ppl will start having problems with hpv when their immune system acts up, so the key is to keep your immune system boosted so it can keep the hpv from affecting you.
