Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 8 Location: Watsonville, CA
Hpv - "not Possible"? Posted: 10-19-04 21:34pm
I have been married for 9 years. I have
had only one sexual partner in that time,
my wife. And believe her when she says
she has been w/ no one else. The thing
is, my wife went to planned parenthood for
a checkup & to address very painful
pms. They discovered a bump in her
vagina. They did a biopsy & said the
results would be ready in 3 weeks. Today
my wife called pp & they said she had
a virus, but were not specific. She made
an appointment for tommorrow.
Well, after talking to pp, she read an
article in cosmo about hpv and intends to
ask at the visit if this is an std. She
told me it better not be. In other words,
being married this long, I can tell she
meant I must have cheated on her. She
also now tells me this bump is a wart. If
neither of us has cheated on each other in
the 9 years, is it possible for her to
have hpv? If so, how? If not, does
anyone have any info?
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darkV
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Oct 2004 Posts: 43
Dont Really Know Much Posted: 10-28-04 13:02pm
I know that you can get it from your
parents sometimes, during birth... But I
dont know much else. Sorry.
Good luck,
darkv
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 10-28-04 15:13pm
You know, I think I remember reading
somewhere that you can get hpv
non-sexually, but it is less common and
most people don't know that.
So, either you are busted! (just kidding)
or she got it some other way. Make sure
her doctor tells her all about it to be
sure!
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Hotness
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Nov 2004 Posts: 16 Location: Florida
Well Posted: 11-29-04 02:11am
My biology teacher told me that there's a
form of hpv that is not seen in men, but
can be seen in women. So a man can have
contracted it, have no symptoms, no
visible signs, it won't even show up in a
medical test. He can give it to his
partner, and then she will have the
symptoms and the bumps. I have no idea if
this is true or not, but my instructor
seemed pretty confident and sure about
this (maybe from experience, I don't
know!)
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l2at24
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Nov 2004 Posts: 1509
Posted: 11-29-04 05:43am
Hpv is an std. Not sure about the other
ways of contracting.
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BeckLyn
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 476
Posted: 11-29-04 14:26pm
Hpv is an std. It can produce warts.
It can literally lie dormant for those 9
years though. Just like herpes. And
its also poss that she had signs
internally and didn't know, or developed a
wart outwardly that she never noticed and
it went away. She needs to know that
this could def. Be from before the
marriage. It can also be given from the
mother at birth as well. Good luck
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NYGUY
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 41 Location: NYC
Posted: 11-30-04 09:39am
Something like 90% of women carry the hpv
virus and never know it. It is an std but
can also be contracted by the misuse of
tampons. Hpv is far more prevalent in
girls. It can lay dormant for many
years... And sometimes never cause an
outbreak at all. Most outbreaks can be
triggered by high stress or a degraded
immune system. There is no cure for hpv
at this time although there are some
promising things on the horizon. Your
wife, if she does have hpv, may very well
have had it from the day she was born...
And even if her mother has never shown
signs of hpv, it does not mean that she
does not have it. Hpv also increases the
risk of cervical cancer... In fact about
99% of cervical cancer cases were in woman
with the hpv virus. Cervical cancer is
also one of the most curable cancers as
long as it is caught early on. A woman
with hpv should have a pap done every 3-6
months just to be on the safe side.
As you can see, I am very knowledgeable on
this subject... My best friend has it and
while she was in a state of shock and
panic over it, I did all the research.
The fact is that hpv is not a big deal.
She has had no outbreaks on over 3 months
and may never have another one. Just play
on the side of caution and have regular
pap's and she should be fine.
Also... Do not let her tell you that you
gave it to her... Unless of course you
did! Lol
in all reality, she may have given it to
you!
Good luck!
