My pap results have come back showing that
I have a Papilloma Virus, which is
sexually transmitted and that the cells
are already changing. My boyfriend is the
only one I have been with since my husband
died.
She said this is extremely dangerous as he
can infect his young wife and other young
women and put them at risk for cervical
cancer.
Now, I am at risk for the same thing and
he is at risk for genital warts.
As I am older and have had a hysterectomy,
my risk may be limited to genital warts.
My doctor is sending me to a gyn for a
polcoscopy soon.
Never being with anyone, I trusted this 32
year old man to tell me the truth. He
said he had never been with anyone except
his wife. Only to find out 10 months
later he has been with his business
partner, but they used condoms.
Now, I guess this means I can never have a
sexual relationship with a new person for
fear of giving them this virus?
I am in shock.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 06-21-07 18:10pm
That's absolutely not true... there are
medicines out there these days that can
reduce the rink of spreading it - but you
will have to be honest with future
partners, so they don't get a shock like
you did.
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Llewellyn
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 1743 Location: NY
Posted: 06-21-07 18:21pm
There is no reason why you could not have
sex with someone new. You could be honest
with them and use protection. There are
also dating sites for people with various
STDs so that they can meet someone else
who already has it.
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Anne123
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Posts: 290 Location: Canada
Posted: 06-21-07 19:20pm
You can absolutely have more sexual
partners. Human papiloma virus is
extremely common and in most cases not
terribly harmful - especially not harmful
to men. Some of the 100 different strains
have been implicated in cervical cancer,
and some of the strains cause genital
warts.
According to the .C.D.C:
"At least 50 percent of sexually active
men and women acquire genital HPV
infection at some point in their lives. By
age 50, at least 80 percent of women will
have acquired genital HPV infection."
Also, condoms do not fully protect against
.H.P.V because there is usually still
skin-to-skin genital contact. It is
possible he got it from his coworker.
I read once on this forum that it can even
be spread by a handshake or a kiss, but I
haven't seen that from an accredited
source. I did read on an accredited
source that confirmed it could be spread
by methods other than intercourse but it
didn't get specific.
Don't worry about it too much. Read up on
it and learn as much as possible. This is
not a life-without-sex sentence.
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embe
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jun 2007 Posts: 5
Posted: 06-21-07 20:36pm
u know whats funny about hpv and warts..
my friend has hpv but has on;ly ever had
like 2 outbreaks that went away on their
own... and when she had her son... he
later developed warts all over his torso
and the pediatrician said it had nothing
to do with my friend having genital
warts...
which imo is not tru buecause the kid was
a year old when they popped out
i still think all strains of warts are
somehow related and once u have one
strain.... u can get warts almost anywhere
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which imo is not tru buecause the kid was
a year old when they popped out
