Hey, you posted a reply to my dilema asking about 'symptoms' I think...Well I have a form of hpv that causes visible warts on the genital area (yuck) not all types of hpv produce visible warts, infact not many at all, I lucked out and got one of the ones that does. Anyway some types live just beneath the skin and produce no symptoms whatsover (from what I understand) and sounds like you have one of these types...But I guess no matter what type you have (for women) they 'might' cause cervical cancer, having hpv does not mean that you will get cervical cancer and you have to remember that, it merely ups the anty a little bit', so you just get checked out more often then without hpv. I've done a lot of internet research, and what i've found is that a womans' body is able to supress the virus...And near as I can tell that is the next best thing to eliminating it...Also, when the virus is supressed it supposedly is unlikely to be contagious any longer (but this info. Is not always backed up by every Dr.) so I guess do follow ups with your health advisor, and keep healthy so your immune system can focus on the specific problem. And emotionally I know what your feeling, I was/am devistated, but am gradually getting better....It's hard being diagnoses with a virus that will potentially be with you forever....We're too young for something like this to happen right? I'm only 21, this sucks...But don't let it consume your life...If treated adequately it poses no threat to limit your life span or anything drastic like that...It just hangs in the background and kind of pushes you to think about things a little bit' differently when it comes to sex, it has no effect on the other aspects of your life unless you let your mind be consumed by the thought of it.....Wow, I just rambled on for way to long, sorry about that. You'll be alright, just be a trooper and remeber there are sooooo many others with the same difficulties.

...Thank u so much!!!!!!!

Hi,

i am also 21 and have hpv. I am very lucky to have such an understanding partner who loves me regardless. We dont know who gave it to who.. I am very lucky in that way cause it's not a real prob for me like with relationships. But I am ever soooo scared of some way that my daughter may get this prob from us. So she has her own towels and I wash her clothes totaly separate form ours and I am forever trying to keep everything clean.

I first descovered I had this horrendous ikky condition when I was about 2 mths preg. The visible warts were very bad during my pregnancy it wasnt til the very end that they went. I had to go to0 the doctors like every 2 weeks and get more treatments, we had to eliminate the internal warts so there was a much lessen risk of my baby getting the prob during the delivery.

Well she is 2 now and we havnt seen anything. I have done alot of reaserch on ways this prob is passed on to others and baby's can contract it during a vaginal birth but it is so very rare for that to happen. But it does.. I was told and have read in my reaserch that the risk of a baby getting hpv during delivery is so rare that unfortunatly c sections are not done because the mother has hpv. It's very unfair I think cause even if there is like a 1 in a million chance of an innocent baby contracting this horrid condition then that should be enoughf of a reason to do c sections.

I wish you all the best for your future,

*~* rommie *~*

My pap tests were coming back bad so my doctor did a colposcopy (not sure how to spell it). A colposcopy consists of the doctor putting some type of vinegar solution inside of you and if any spots turn white it means the cells are abnormal. So they cut a little piece from each spot and then scrape your cervix. They send the tissue pieces they cut to be tested and mine came back as abnormal cells. They can freeze the cells or do surgery to remove them. I chose to have leep surgery done where they remove the abnormal cells and some of the tissue around it.

I never had warts, signs or symptoms of having the hpv virus. It was the abnormal pap tests that made my doctor do the colposcopy. It has been 7 years since I had the leep surgery done and my pap tests have been coming back fine.

Hey I posted this to another user but thought the info applies here too (check out the webmd link especially)...

Genital warts is also known as the human papillomavirus or hpv, which can be detected in women through a pap smear. It is the most common std! Contrary to what another user said, hpv is contagious even when in a latent or inactive state (i.E., even if no external warts are visible). Other than the potential for unsightly warts that may not be dangerous in and of themselves, the main concern a woman has is for the possibility hpv has to lead to cervical cancer. For this reason, it is important that you get your pap smear performed in regular intervals, at least yearly, every six months if you have been diagnosed with hpv.

Hey sorry to hear about you situation. I know how crummy it is, I was in your shoes a few years ago. Just think, it could be worse, you could have a disease that could kill you. You need to be very regular with obgyn visits now though. There is no cure, you will have this for life. The good news is lays dormant in your body, the bad news it can couse cervical cancer. That is why it is important to get checked often. I am now stage 3 out of 4 for cevical cancer and have to get colposcopys done every 3 - 6 months. And I can no longer have children. As far as you future husband goes, over 60% of men have hpv and never know it , there are no signs or symptoms. It does not effect them at all, so there is a chance he may have it already and never know it. That little fact may ease the blow when you tell him. And if he cant be understanding of your situation and love you enough to still be there for you. Then I say good riddence you are better of without him in your life, you are lucky you found out he was a jerk before it was to late, and move on to the next fish!

I am 19 and I am having my first child( a boy) in 9 days. I have a good doctor and a lucky break. They found my hpv my 6th month or so. I was also blessed ( sarcastic) with the warts to assist. I am having a scheduled c- section due to higher chance of passing it to dylan, my son, and to top all this off the babys father is no where to be found. Weird fact, I have found that in preg. ( since they don't really recommened surgical or medicine when so far preg. ) when you have a bad out break of external warts ( around lips and inner thighs) gold bond oinment and powder are great and if your broke like me 90% of the time, baby powder with lavender or milk are just as good. I am no medical doctor or genius but I am with you in saying this caca sucks!!! Between tests and 250.00 creams ( it doesn't ork by the way) it is hard. I am so scard I don't sleep at night and have to force myself to eat during the day. For my child. I wish I had someone to sit next to me and tell me everything is going to be ok.

I had a smear done in 2003 which showed that I had hpv something I had never heard of before.. I had to have another done 6 months later which was still positive so I had a colposcopy which showed a polyp on the cervix and a cyst they removed the polyp and burst the cyst. I have had my third 6month smear and I was clear not ben told to come back no treatment suggested.
I know that it has a possibility of turning into cancer,but doesnt everything? I am most annoyed at not knowing how I was given it is it something that you should contact previous partners about as they may be infecting others unknowingly? I suspect that it was my first husband as he constantly passed stds on to me throughout our marraige. What should I do? Will this keep reappearing? I did not have any symptoms.

Hey Im only 16 and have been diagnosed with hpv. Me and my girlfriend dont know who gave it to who and dont blame one another. I have faithfully told every partiner thereafter that I have hpv and there is a risk. I had them treated as soon as they appeared. They said that they should be good and done, but recently I have noticed a larger bump growing in the spot of the old wart. Im worried there coming back, Does this happen often? I havent been able to find information on the guys perspective of hpv. I dont want to have to get treatment for the rest of my life with this, the scars and stuff. Any support or help or info from a guy or what a male is suppose to do? I dont want to infect my partiner and have her have a higher chance of cervical cancer and stuff.