Genital warts can develop into cancer if left untreated for a long period of time, but that seems to be the case for most genital HPV.

I found a site that seemed to answer your question and probably any others you may have.



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I hope your pap smear goes well!

thank you for your reply Maddie34, i have been stalking this page all night waiting for a reply.

im still very much freaked out and scared and depressed, but my bf is being very supportive, and i am doing my pap smear tomorrow.

will keep you informed

No problem. Thanks for keeping us updated.
Just remember that HPV doesn't always mean cancer. Remember to ask your doctor any questions you have to help prevent any abnormal changes in your cervix. Again, good luck!

If anyone reading this post has more information to add, please do. i am still very much freaked out and worried.

i also feel dirty and ashamed and i dont know why....i have always been careful in terms of sexual contact, but according to some stuff i read on the net, this may not be from the exchange of fluids, but just contact....i am concerned about passing this on to my bf....who has been very supportive....but what happens when we want to have kids? as we are planning to get married in the future and all that.

i spoke with a doctor who assured me that almost 70-80% of us (men and women) have it and just dont know cause they dont get symptoms.

oh lord....im just feeling so depressed and at the end of my rope right now....i have an injured ankle that just has not gotten better over the past 10 years, and im still in the process of having doctors try meds and blood tests to try figure it out...

right now im typing this and im crying and i cant stop.....

There is no reason that you cannot have children!

i have a question that may seem silly, but i have to ask. My bf is a big fan of oral sex, and i wanted to know if there is any danger of him developing warts in his mouth or around his face from oral sex if i have genital warts. and vice versa - can i develop warts in or around my mouth if he has them on his penis?

I know how you feel. I had genital warts when i was in my young teens, i didnt have any kind of treatment, they just cleared up by themselves. Im now 34, have a wonderful daughter and all my paps have been normal until now. I went docs today as my last pap showed some ab-normalities and had a cervical biopsy. My doctor told me everything looked pretty healthy but we'll see. There are 100 different types of HPVs out there so its best to be checked regularly. Good luck and dont worry too much, but do keep getting checked. My mum was diagnosed with cervical cancer at age 35 and they removed it successfully and she had two children after that. About the oral sex, Im not totally sure, but if i were you id wait till i was cleared up.

is a virus and as others have mentioned, many people can carry the virus and not even know. I know it came as a real shock to me to find out I had HPV. But, there were other warning signs. A very bad vaginal infection which made me see my doctor. She tested me and it came back HPV with the high risk types.

Carifary is right. There are almost 100 HPV strains of virus. Some cause genital warts. Some are the high risk types; however, the pap smear is a great and amazing tool for us women as it shows when we begin to show changes in our vaginal health, cervical dysplesia, a changing of the cellular structure which tells the doctor to watch out for us.

I believe it is women who do not have the benefit of a pap smear who eventually develop cervical cancer. Even when they find an abnormal cellular growth, they can remove it. They did with me. These doctors are good and they look out for us. It is a blessing that we have the benefit of this test.

It is true, when you get this news it is not what you want to hear. But, now, after over a year, I am no longer afraid. I passed my second test and it came back within normal range.

It appears that up to 80% of people are infected with HPV sometime in their lifetime. Many people have absolutely no symptoms and men do not even have a test to see if they are positive for HPV.

Just live your life and be tested. My doctor says three more tests, over a period of 18 months and if it comes back within normal range, I will be o.k. Still be HPV positive. I can live with that. I just wish that people could be honest enough to admit they have been HPV positive in the past. Some people do not. They claim they are free and clear.

Good luck.

Bobbie

thank you guys so much for your posts....hearing from fellow hpv-positive people has made me feel alot better about it. My mom has been a wonderful source of support as well as my boyfriend, who has assured me that i am with someone who loves me, and he still wants to have sex with me, so i take that as a good sign...we do use condoms though....definitely.

i guess i am still trying to get over the whole shock of it, but the more i read the less confused i get. i read that recent studies have shown that most girls contract hpv during their first sexual experience, which i just think is horrible.

i have to wait 3 to 4 weeks before i get my pap results, but i am keeping my fingers crossed that it comes back normal.

i will keep you all posted.

thanks again.

i have been under so much stress with this thing that i have caused my bronchitis to flare up, and i am experiencing tension pains in my neck and face

I had HPV when I was in college, and trust me, it is not a big deal unless it goes unnoticed for 10 years. If you have genital warts, there are treatments to get rid of them. I had the type that CAN cause cervical cancer, but again only if you levae it untreated for a LONG time, i had to have a colposcopy which is when they do a small biopsy of your cervix to see what stage the HPV is at. most HPV infections clear up ON THEIR OWN in 1 year...you can also get hte vaccine. But 80% of people do carry the virus and it is undetectable in men (except for the strain that causes warts). so don't worry too much, it's not dirty or weird...just make sure you get the annual paps and it should clear up on its own. Mine did.

I got my results and i am hpv positive and still have abnormal cells so have to have another biopsy in 6 months. I asked my doc of the risks and she told me that recent study shows that men might get throat cancer due to oral sex with partner who has HPV. My hubby aint into it unfortunately anyway so hes quite pleased. Now he has the perfect excuse...haha Also i want to get pregnant and my doc assured me that they can do another biopsy even if i am pregnant. Dont worry too much, its amazing what they can do these days especially if its caught early enough. Good luck!!!