HPV

What do you want to know? Can you get it from her? Yes. Even if you use condoms? Yes. Will it cause genital warts? Depends on what type she is infected with--probably type 16 or 18. Is it treatable? Not exactly, but most people will clear it within a year. Should she get regular pap smears to make sure it doesn't progress to cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (aka dysplasia), or to cervical cancer? Hellz yeah. Am I a doctor and should you take my word for it? No. Any other questions?

hit it hard, oscar

Does it taste like candy?

Yes. Next?

Man this fucking sucks, from what I can see shes doesn't seem like the promiscuous type, but who knows. So it can be completely removed after a year with proper treatment ? Or will the virus always remain ?

dude she doesnt have to be promiscuous, like more than 3/4ers of sexually active people have it

if you've had sex you might be giving it and not even know

having hpv != promiscuous, jeez
especially one like this that's so common. most men don't get symptoms for the kind that causes cervical cancer in women and there is no test for it, so you could have it yourself and just never know it.
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ah. yeah, shes says shes only had 3 partners, and shes 25. she said she did not have the cervical cancer type. what a way to start a first date. at least she was honest though.

Yep! Sometimes I think every woman I know over the age of 25 has had some strain of HPV at some point. Weird thing to bring up on the first date, though, for sure.

Or will the virus always remain ?

pretty sure it always remains.

yeah my bad about the promiscuous part. im completely ignorant of this std hence, my questions. i just want to be aware, etc.

Deej speaks the truth. And yeah, most people will clear the virus within a year (so Jordan NOTM)--no treatment required (nor does one exist). Helps if you don't smoke and are basically healthy otherwise. And yeah something like 2/3 of college-age ppl have it, so hardly a scarlet letter of promiscuity.

Funny that she says it isn't the cancer type. Maybe she has type 11? I think the tests they have only type 11, 16, and 18 (with 16 and 18 being the cervical cancer types), but maybe I am wrong. . .

there is a vaccine for this, btw. though i don't think they offer it to men since the usually have no symptoms, it's mostly to prevent cervical cancer.

the vaccine is for women under 26 i think

I think about 74% of the women I know, including some decidedly non-promiscuous family members, have been diagnosed with this lately. I think its been getting a huge push in the medical community.

i guess i'm thinking of herpes or whatever.

"We need to talk... I've been diagnosed with whatever."

Yeah you're stuck with any of the herpes viruses (which include the virus that cause chickenpox, mono, cold sores, genital herpes, and other stuff).

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so since men dont show symptoms, what is the main danger ? spreading it to other women i suppose ?

One day your dick will shoot fire.

It used to be the common wisdom that this was a permanent, incurable thing, but actually yr immune system usually kills it off within, like, a year? If yr doc or you are worried about active patches of shedding cells you can have various kinds of scraping or cutting of the outbreak area, but srsly keep those sharp object out of my uterus, thank u v much.

The vaccine, btw, works on boys as well, and really boys SHOULD be getting it, just as a public health issue -- if they're resistant to contracting the virus, there are fewer channels in which it can spread. But the company originally aimed their campaign at girls and now it's too late to make a second first impression.... I think a version for older people may be in development as well?

Well, men CAN show symptoms if they're infected with a wart-forming type (type 6 or 11). In which case look out cauliflower dick.

Some strains of HPV cause visible genital warts, which is about the only way guys ever realize they have, and have been spreading, HPV.

xp hah

I'm not sure Merck is actively seeking FDA approval for men getting the vaccine? The trials would cost a fortune to run and there may not be much of a market for it, so dunno if it will happen any time soon.

Hmm. I can't remember now where I read the "vaccine works on boys" angle, nor the exact wording. An online article of some kind.

Maybe it was a wish article written by someone unexpectedly presented with cauliflower dick?

Yeah I haven't really kept up on that.

Oh but men CAN get tested; they just aren't as a matter of routine practice; testing involves having a q-tip thing shoved up the urethra so yeah I don't see many men banging down the doors to get the test.

I feel I should post some cauliflower dick photos as a public health service.

um she did mention that she noticed a visible ahem down there which is the reason she got tested. she seemed pretty shaken up about it, she just got diagnosed this week.

Ahhhh, here it is: NYT article from Feb

Dood, she has genital warts.

Sorry.

But for real, CAULIFLOWER DICK

A visible ahem? Did she notice it during a visit to the little girls' room?

yeah, what a fucking shame. she's an awesome girl too.

she didnt tell me how she noticed it. but im sure it was during one of those visits.

uh, at least she doesnt have cervical cancer, since she's such an awesome girl and all

Totally not the end of the world; she'll have a little cryosurgery and will be done with it. Retest in six months, could be negative.

You should def. send flower with "congrats on your wart removal!" That would be endearing.

Also, offer to sex her butt until it clears up.

or she could exclusively blow you for a year

I mean srsly, this could be the best thing that ever happened for both of you!

I just assume everyone has HPV...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO to cauliflower dick. No offense to the cruciferous veg peeners, sorry dudes.

I always read HPV as parvo rather than papilloma.

I like to call Portland 'the papilloma-plagued port of perfidity'

Hey, I'm a nurse and I've been an HPV case manager for 8 years.

80% of all sexually active adults have at least one strain. If you've had sex with more than two people, you've probably already been exposed to it. The strains that cause warts do not tend to cause cancer. Most strains do not cause warts. Most guys don't ever know they have it until a partner gets a bad pap smear.

They good news for you is that HPV doesn't really affect men all that much. Sure, it has been linked to penile and anal cancer, but both of these are pretty rare as HPV prefers to cause cancer within the squamous cells of the cervix (as opposed to epithelial cells on the penis). Only about 1200 cases of penile cancer are expected to be diagnosed in the US this year. The main risk it that you are potentially infectious to future partners.

Since HPV is spread by contact (instead of fluids), condoms help, but aren't 100%.

That help?

One day your dick will shoot fire.

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um to curt1s post not HPV in general

also oscar you should probably post to ITR so i can give you an IP test

yes, ip tests are highly recommended and useful.

this is awesome

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/health/27cancer.html?_r=1&hp

would like to see bachmann come out against this

we can't have the government forcibly seasoning our daughter's vaginas

limited news coverage just yet but:
https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/mexican-scientist-cures-human-papilloma-virus