Hi my name is Heather..i'm 19 and I'm 21
weeks pregnant. I went to my obgyn today
for a prenatal checkup and was diagnosed
with genital warts. I had NO idea
what-so-ever and I thought I had hemroids
and made my mid-wive examine my vaginal
area that's when she told me it was "GW"
. At
first, I was scared and in complete shock
after hearing the news and on the ride
home my mind started racing since I'm
involved with someone. My boyfriend is a
GREAT guy who treats me like a queen and I
was afraid that he wouldn't love me
anymore after I told him As
soon as I arrived home, I told him that I
had hpv and was diagnosed with GW. He
didn't react at all like I thought he
would and was very understanding! He
accutually said "It's quite common among
women" and I was suprised!! He said the
same thing as my midwife and I just knew
she was telling me the facts but I didn't
expect my boyfriend to be so CALM about it
considering we had sex over a million
times and he most likely is infected. But,
I guess when you love someone
unconditionally it doesn't matter or makes
it eaiser.
After my gyne exam, I asked my midwife a
hundred questions mumbling over every
other one. I didn't make much sense but
she told me that "gw goes away on it's own
sometimes, it wasn't necessary to use a
condom now since my bf and I have been
having sex over a year and he is already
probablly infected, I have an extremely
low risk of passing it on to my daughter.
I was so realived to hear the last comment
because I thought genital herpes and gw
were the same thing?? They aren't and I
think that is a different type of HPV
(right?? if someone knows the answer
repost it for me if you decide to reply
thanks) But since I'm pregnant my midwife
told me that a doctor could freeze them
off if the gw became painful..I'm also
having a colonoscopy in 4 weeks..since I
have an abnormal pap smear..I'm confused
why would they do a colonoscopy??? Are
they trying to determine if I have
pre-cancerous cells ..my pap test came
back low-grade abnormal..but I'm just
confused someone help me out with the
reason for colonoscopy..and post some
helpful ways of living with genital warts!
.
THANKS
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RedDelight
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 131 Location: I'm a Yettie!
Re: Help Please!!! Posted: 03-13-07 11:52am
Heather.
Good god. Aren't you concerned that he
could have given you this .S.T.D.'s?!?
I'd be pi$$ed as hell!!
I recommend *not* have this child
vaginally. If you have herpes..you *can*
pass it to your child. Skin to skin
contact. You should get tested for more
than just one thing... and just a visual?
Honey you need to be swabbed! Why take
that risk? You should educate yourself!
Not only for your sake.. but the child's
as well. I'd be mad as heck if I was born
with that- and knew my mother could have
easily protected me from it. It's not
right to fault a child from start- that's
like smoking and be preggers!
You left alot out of your story. Do you
know who gave you the Std[s]? Are you
taking anything for it? Have you looked
into other options for birth? Did you get
tested for other stds? Boyfriend said "It
is quiet common for women" to have this?
Wow..sounds a tad *too* calm, if you ask
me. Think about it.
Call an OB GYN office- about the abnormal
levels. If you have a print out of your
results- they can give you more feed back
on why- whats going on and why you are
having certain tests/treatment.
I hope you take a step back to realize
your situation.
Good luck
-=Red=-
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reese2222
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 7
Posted: 03-13-07 21:42pm
"I was so realived to hear the last
comment because I thought genital herpes
and gw were the same thing?? They aren't
and I think that is a different type of
hpv (right?? If someone knows the answer
repost it for me if you decide to reply
thanks"
Genital Herpes and Genital Warts are from
two different viruses.
Genital Herpes is from the Herpes Simplex
Virus (HSV) and Genital Warts are a result
of the Human Papilomavirus (HPV).
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Heather_824
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 2 Location: PA
Posted: 04-16-07 21:40pm
Red delight.. why did you post such a rude
and stupid reply on my post without even
paying attention to what I had to say
First of all If you were paying attention
I said I had "Genital Warts" not GENITAL
HERPES. They are 2 different viruses and I
would rather have the first because gw are
alot easier to get rid of then herpes Yes
I told my parter immediately that I had
Genital Warts because he deserves the
right to know since we are intimate! I
said he reacted calmly because I'm 27
weeks pregnant and we are both mature
enough to handle this situation. Not to
say my boyfriend wasn't upset but he
didn't get angry or yell to escalate the
situation..I'm sure he wasn't the one that
gave it to me. Everyone makes mistakes..I
apparently slept with someone before our
relationship that lied/cheated which isn't
a suprise since most men are suckers..but
I'm not going to wallow in self-pity. I
have genital warts..so what?? You know how
many other people are diagnosed with HPV??
It's the most common std among women
18-24. I'm not saying that getting ANY
TYPE of HPV is fun but your world doesn't
have to END. In fact in my case I was told
it wouldn't affect my pregnancy and would
most likely go away on its own.
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amethyst eyes
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Nov 2006 Posts: 1339
Posted: 04-16-07 22:03pm
.i have high risk hpv. .i will never get
genital warts but it can cause cervical
cancer if .i do not get regular check-ups.
.i have only had sex with one person and
it is not an issue that he gave it to me.
.i love him and that is all that matters.
.he also never even knew he had it because
their is no test for hpv in males
(although they can be led to believe their
is).
.hpv is the most common std out their with
about 80 percent of all adults having had
it by the age of 50 .i believe. .it can
go away on its own as well and .i was told
it will not affect any of my future
pregnancies. .reddelight has been known
to be absurd in her replies throughout the
forums so feel free to ignore the comment
by her. .having a vaginal birth is
possible if their are no present warts or
lesions but most women do choose a
c-section to remain on the safe side. .i
plan to do this in the future but although
my doc says it will not be necessary.
.i am glad to see someone taking this so
calmly. .you should be proud of yourself
and your level of maturity.
Hi my name is Heather..i'm 19 and I'm 21
weeks pregnant. I went to my obgyn today
for a prenatal checkup and was diagnosed
with genital warts. I had NO idea
what-so-ever and I thought I had hemroids
and made my mid-wive examine my vaginal
area that's when she told me it was "GW"
. At
first, I was scared and in complete shock
after hearing the news and on the ride
home my mind started racing since I'm
involved with someone. My boyfriend is a
GREAT guy who treats me like a queen and I
was afraid that he wouldn't love me
anymore after I told him 
As
soon as I arrived home, I told him that I
had hpv and was diagnosed with GW. He
didn't react at all like I thought he
would and was very understanding! He
accutually said "It's quite common among
women" and I was suprised!! He said the
same thing as my midwife and I just knew
she was telling me the facts but I didn't
expect my boyfriend to be so CALM about it
considering we had sex over a million
times and he most likely is infected. But,
I guess when you love someone
unconditionally it doesn't matter or makes
it eaiser.
.
First of all If you were paying attention
I said I had "Genital Warts" not GENITAL
HERPES. They are 2 different viruses and I
would rather have the first because gw are
alot easier to get rid of then herpes 