Help I Have Hpv!!

they want your m-o-n-e-y- and thats it

Yes I know they do the b******s!
I just can't believe how unethical they are.

its part of our wonderful medical system!!!!!!

i hope someone on here can give you some answers

Sex is NOT the only way you can get HPV. It can be transmitted through birth to the baby from the mother, and sometimes through kissing if the warts are on the lips.

If someone has ever had a wart anywhere, they have HPV. That means yes, little kids have HPV, and they're clearly NOT sexuall active. Your doctor was telling the truth to you...

As for FAMVIR, I don't know why they'd prescribe that to you. Herpes and HPV/Warts are not the same thing. Unless, you do have Herpes and not HPV?

I don't have any warts, so it's not the kind of HPV that involves warts (there are 2 kinds), and therefore I don't think it could be transmitted through killing. Also if it was transmitted by kissing it wouldn't show up on a smear test, it would show up as warts on my lips.
I definitely have HPV not herpes. I think my doctors are just idiots. One told me it's not sexually transmitted, and the other said sex is the only way it is transmitted. So has everything I have read.

Well, I'm going to stick with what I've been taught (I know there are two kinds - there are actually more than that - I felt that was a useless point to bring up).

However you caught it, you have it. Just because warts don't manifest doesn't mean you don't have the kind that causes them. You may get lucky and never have a breakout. However, even if you don't have a break out, you can still give it to someone else.

HPV can also cause cervical cancer IF you have that particular strain. Only a gynecologist will be able to tell.

It sounds like you need to do a little more research about HPV ladydeadlock. There are several strains of HPV out there and Eiri's right, certain strains do cause cervical cancer.

Another thing is that unless you have had a colposcomy, your doctor could not have determined that you have HPV. Your doctor could determine that you have displacia and have some cells that could become cancerous from your normal pap, but the actual diagnosis comes from a more indepth analsis of the bad cells. I know this because I was diagnosed with it several months ago and have recently gone through treatment and now I have received a clean pap.

HPV can be treated, but becuase it is a virus, it can never be cured. It can become dormant in your body and can be reactivated for no particular reason.

You can get HPV from sex, but as Eiri said there are several other ways of contracting it. You can get it from kissing or oral sex. It is an STD, but did you know that 70% of all females in this country have HPV. It is a very common virus that is treatable, but not curable.

I think that you need to do some more research before you give up on your doctors. And yes they do want your money, but they also want to help you. Try typing HPV in google, and also look on webmd for some answers. It will put your mind at ease.

PM me if you have any specific questions - like I said, I have recently gone through this.

Thanks Star, that was a good post

De nada!

It is easy to talk about once you have gone through it yourself. I can understand how some girls can get freaked out and scared...I was...then I did my research and talked to my doctor and then things started to calm down and get better.

I was diagnosed with HPV about a month ago. It scaired the crap outta me. I was with my guy for 8yrs and didnt understand How I contracted it. Needless to say I did and now I have warts. The strand with the warts are 6 & 11. If u have warts its concidered a "LOW RISK" strand. You HAVE to get your regular paps to make sure theres no cell changes. The more I learn about this the more I see how truely common it is. My doctor made me feel dirty like its a "whores disease" and still hasnt treated me with anything.( I hate Doctors) Your body will automaticlly make a ammunity to it but u'll always have a 2% activity wich causes a breakouts in the future(if u break out)and the chance to spread it. It doesnt go away but the doc did said the warts will go away on their own in 12 to 18 months as your body builds aummunity. THE BIGGEST THING IS TO QUIT SMOKIN (if you smoke). Smoking lowers your ammunity and causes your body to go SLOWWW in healin or exastborate the disease(spead it up to worse stages). Take vitimins and quit whatever it is that may bring down your ammune system. I've learned that up to 80% women in the US has HPV weather they know it or not. So dont be afraid. Its common enough to have endless amounts of information. Learn about it and you'll see how truely common it is..... GOOD LUCK

You have gotten a lot of good information on HPV here. It is very, very, very common. Although, there was a time quite recently, that HPV was not very well known to the general population. Thanks to the promotion of the vaccine that can prevent some types of HPV, everyone sitting in their living room watching tv in the evening has learned about HPV.

It is sexually transmitted but, guess what? There are no tests for men and men spread it from woman to woman. You can have HPV in your system for years before it shows up - so you can be in a monogomous relationship and still have HPV.

While the higher risk strains can cause cervical cancer, that isn't likely if you are getting your years pap smears and taking care of your health. Cervical cancer takes years to develop. Most women don't know this, but that is WHY we get pap smears to detect cervical changes that could be cancerous.

Get pap smears every year.

You might want to ask your doctor (you can ALWAYS call his/her nurse anytime. FREE) about the medication s/he prescribed for you. In fact, I wonder why anyone would take medication without first discussing it with their doctor!

Good luck!

Why don't you ask your doc why he/she prescribed you with that?

It's not really fair to not trust them but not ever ask why they do it, perhaps they have a perfectly good reason and you just don't understand.